Convenience retailers say that in-store sales grew in 2020, with twice as many reporting an increase in store sales rather than a decrease (59 percent vs. 30 percent, respectively), according to a new NACS survey of U.S. convenience store owners. Convenience stores, which sell 80 percent of the fuel purchased in the country, experienced a […]
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Lunchables New Rewards Program Covers Grocery Costs And Delivery
Lunchables is offering a chance to win $10,000 for groceries and a year-long Instacart Express membership with its new Leave It To Lunchables Rewards Program. The program helps moms tackle their to-do lists, while giving their kids a lunch they love. As mom stocks up on her family’s favorite Lunchables varieties, she’s on her way to redeeming rewards to treat herself with […]
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Pepsi Kicks Off Super Bowl LV Halftime Show With TV Spot
The Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show is one of the most talked about moments in music and entertainment in the U.S. With more than 100 million viewers tuning in for the spectacle and millions of fans abuzz on social in recent years, a performance this powerful cannot be contained to just one night. With artist […]
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Market Profile: Tweedie Family Transitioned From Trucking Into Groceries
Runs IGA stores in Mars Hill, Fort Fairfield and Presque Isle by Mary Margaret Stewart, staff writer Josh Tweedie worked through high school and college at one of the grocery stores he currently owns and operates in Maine. He then spent most of his early professional career with his father’s trucking business. “I worked in the […]
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Coleman Natural Foods Cookbook Designed To Fend Off Cooking Fatigue
Coleman Natural Foods, producer of all-natural pork and beef products, has published a cookbook titled “Nourish: Recipes for Gathering Around the Table.” The digital resource includes 21 recipes that provide inspiration for families cooking as many as 21 meals at home each week. “We were inspired to put together a collection of our favorite recipes as we […]
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Raley’s Food For Families Raises $3M-Plus For Local Food Banks
Raley’s Food For Families Annual Holiday Drive raised more than $3 million throughout the 2020 holiday season, the largest amount ever donated in the organization’s 35 years of hosting the event. The donations, which came from customers in-store and online between Nov. 2 and Dec. 31, will provide more than three million meals for those […]
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Albertsons Cos. Reports Third Quarter Fiscal 2020 Results
Boise, Idaho-based Albertsons Cos. has reported results for the third quarter of fiscal 2020, which ended Dec. 5, 2020. Third quarter of fiscal 2020 highlights include: Identical sales growth of 12.3 percent; Digital sales growth of 225 percent; Net income per share of $0.20; Adjusted net income per share of $0.66; Net income of $124 […]
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United’s New Re-Fresh Experience Continues With New Topics
After a successful launch of the first two sessions in a series of 10, United Fresh will continue to gather the industry for the next three United re-Fresh Experience sessions. The United re-Fresh Experience takes place throughout January, guiding the industry through business strategies and objectives to meet the needs of the new reality. “The […]