Lowes Foods, with digital solutions provider Unata, has released a new 1-to-1 personalized, omni-channel eCircular for grocery retailers. The new eCircular currently is live with Lowes Foods as part of its Lowes Foods-To-Go website and will be live as a standalone online experience in May. According to the companies, until now, retailers have had significant […]
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Kroger Marketplace Opens In Clute, Texas, As Anchor Of New Woodshore Development
A Kroger Marketplace opens Wednesday, April 13, as part of the first phase of the Woodshore Marketplace in Clute, Texas—an approximately 140,000-s.f. shopping center at the southeast corner of Oyster Creek Drive and Dixie Drive within the master-planned Woodshore community near Houston. As the anchor for Woodshore Marketplace, the 124,000-s.f. Kroger Marketplace features a selection […]
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Mrs. Freshley’s Redesigns Packaging, Logo
Mrs. Freshley’s, a line of snack cakes and pastries from Flowers Foods, is debuting a fresh look this spring: redesigned packaging with a contemporary twist and a logo to match. The packaging highlights Mrs. Freshley’s sweets through vivid colors and easy-to-read product descriptions. Each multipack box features product images, while the cellophane-wrapped, single-serve packages showcase […]
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PLMA: Store Brands Growth Continues, Setting New Mark For Sales In Leading Channels
Store brands sales reached $118.4 billion in 2015, an all-time record and an increase of $2.2 billion over the previous year. In the past two years alone, annual sales are up 5 percent, or $5.4 billion, in the major retail channels, according to the Private Label Manufacturers Association’s (PLMA) 2016 Private Label Yearbook. Store brands […]
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Sprouts To Open A Dozen New Stores In 3Q
Sprouts Farmers Market plans to open 12 new locations in 2016’s third quarter. The new stores slated to open in July, August and September are located at: • 2325 Sand Creek Road, Brentwood, California • 175 N. Fairview Avenue, Goleta, California • 8985 Venice Boulevard, Los Angeles, California • 2060 E. Baseline Road, Mesa, Arizona • 143 […]
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Restaurateur Danny Meyer: Foodservice Industry Must Find Balance Between Technology, Personal Connection
Restaurateur Danny Meyer, CEO of Union Square Hospitality Group, founder of Shake Shack and one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People of 2015, sat down for an interview with Food Marketing Institute President and CEO Leslie Sarasin at this year’s FMI Midwinter Executive Conference in Miami Beach. During their discussion of “The Future of […]
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Wonderful Citrus Broadens Lime Business With Acquisitions
Wonderful Citrus, America’s largest integrated grower, shipper and packer of fresh citrus, has acquired I. Kunik Co., a distributor of Persian limes grown in Mexico, and purchased the operations of B&S Grupo Exportador, a supplier of Persian limes to the worldwide market. As part of the transaction, Wonderful Citrus also acquired nearly 2,000 acres of […]
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National Grocers Association Launches New Strategic Growth Program
The National Grocers Association (NGA) is introducing a new education program that will provide in-depth training to develop a strategic business plan that addresses multifaceted business issues faced by independent supermarket operators. The Sustainable Business Growth Strategies program, sponsored by Unilever, is designed to provide independent supermarket operators with the necessary tools and resources to […]