by Mary Margaret Stewart / staff writer While FMI has tracked trends in food and grocery shopping for decades, its 2020 U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends report shows the early impact of COVID-19 pandemic, rapidly shifting eating and cooking priorities due to the culture-wide constraints. Following the release of the report, FMI held a webinar […]
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Nielsen Global Connect Names Bigelow As New CFO
Global measurement and data analytics company, Nielsen recently announced the appointment of Chandler Bigelow as CFO for the Nielsen Global Connect business. Bigelow joins Nielsen Global Connect from Chicago, Illinois-based Tribune Media Company, where he served as the company’s CFO. With close to three decades of proven success at public and private companies, Bigelow brings […]
Posted inCOVID News, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Sam’s Club Launches Curbside Pickup, Available Nationwide
Bentonville, Arkansas-based Sam’s Club recently announced its nationwide launch of curbside pickup as a free benefit for Plus members, providing a contact-free experience with online and delivery-to-car shopping amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Non-Plus members will be able to use this new Plus benefit at no cost for a limited time. Curbside pickup will be free […]
Posted inNonfood Items, Albertsons, Home Page Slider, West
Albertsons Cos. Commits $5 Million To Social Justice
Albertsons Cos. is making a $5 million donation to social justice organizations as well as those on the front line of the fight for equality. “Racial justice and equality cannot be achieved by people returning to the status quo. We must intentionally open a door to lasting change across our country,” said President and CEO Vivek Sankaran. […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Home Page Slider, Midwest
Hormel Foods Unveils 2 New Chili Dog Toppings
Austin, Minnesota-based Hormel Foods, makers of Hormel chili, has launched two new chili pour overs– Chili Cheese and Coney Island – specially designed as chili dog toppings. The two varieties, formulated to have a thicker consistency to allow the chili to stay on the hot dog better than traditional, no bean chili, were modeled after […]
Posted inCOVID News, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Acosta: Consumer Behavior Impacted By Work-From-Home Culture
Jacksonville, Florida-based Acosta has released its sixth research report providing insight into the continuing evolution of consumer behavior and outlook amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The report, which found working from home may continue for an extended period of time, also provides recommendations to help retailers prepare for post-COVID-19 shelf recovery. “Nearly three months into this […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Midwest
LG Business Solutions Unveils Suite Of Digital Signage Packages
LG Business Solutions USA, based in Lincolnshire, Illinois, has introduced a suite of digital signage packages that allows businesses to communicate their policies, sanitization standards and real-time updates. Representing the first in LG’s all-new series of Health Protocol Solutions, these digital signage packages are designed for indoor and window-facing use in either landscape or portrait […]
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Tompkins Robotics Launches T-Sort Solution For Micro-Fulfillment Ops
Raleigh, North Carolina-based Tompkins Robotics, a business unit of Tompkins International, has a new t-Sort solution designed specifically for micro-fulfillment operations. The new micro-fulfillment solution utilizes the company’s award-winning t-Sort autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) to optimize operations in a store backroom, micro-fulfillment center (MFC) or dark store. Retail stores – particularly grocery – were not designed to accommodate […]