Walmart has reached an agreement with on-demand delivery fleet Postmates to help expand its Online Grocery Delivery fulfillment option to more than 40 percent of U.S. households. Postmates will help power the Walmart’s grocery deliveries, beginning today in Charlotte, North Carolina, with further expansion planned in the coming months. “Customers are busy. They are managing jobs, […]
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Bimbo Bakeries Earns Energy Star Partner Of Year Award
Bimbo Bakeries USA in Horsham, Pennsylvania, has been named a 2018 Energy Star Partner of the Year by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in recognition of its companywide commitment to energy management strategy and leadership in the baking industry. “Bimbo Bakeries USA has always strived to be a leader in sustainability and minimize our carbon footprint,” said Fred […]
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Organic Grocer Erewhon Opening Fourth Calif. Store April 11
Erewhon Organic Grocer and Cafe is opening its fourth location this week. Located at 2800 Wilshire Boulevard in Santa Monica, California, the grand opening is scheduled for April 11 at 9:00 a.m. Erewhon has remained an independent, family-owned business for 50 years. It started as a specialty health food store focusing on macrobiotics. Today, Erewhon says its […]
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What If?—Five Tips For Limiting Negligent Security Liability
by Justin R. Parafinczuk, Esq./ civil trial attorney and shareholder, Koch Parafinczuk Wolf Susen, P.A. Slip and falls, poorly stocked shelves and parking lot obstacles each present personal injury hazards for supermarket customers and potential liabilities for supermarket retailers. Enter the age of violence in the public space, where shop owners—and their customers—face an entirely new […]
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Eastside To Can Wine For Oregon-Based Dear Mom Wine Co.
Eastside Distilling Inc. in Portland, Oregon, which has canning and bottling capabilities through its MotherLode subsidiary, has agreed to begin canning Dear Mom Wine Co.’s full line of wines. Dear Mom, founded in 2017, is an emerging Portland-based producer of Oregon wines, including an Oregon Red, Rosé, White and soon-to-be-launched Sparkling. Each month Dear Mom […]
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There Is Money To Be Made By Digitally Marketing Meat
Editor’s note: The following is the first of a three-part series. Part 2 of Amstein’s insights into digital marketing in the meat industry will be available here beginning April 17. Part 3 will be available on May 15. by Danette Amstein/Principal, Midan Marketing We all lead very busy lives and with each passing year the pace seems […]
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Online Grocer Thrive Market Now Offering Fresh Meat, Seafood
Thrive Market, a membership-based online grocer offering healthy foods and natural products at wholesale prices, is launching Thrive Market Meat & Seafood, a new line of proteins including beef, seafood and poultry. Thrive has partnered with small and midsize farmers and fishermen around the globe for this new product line. “Each partner shares in Thrive’s commitment […]
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Recommended: Walmart Is Looking At Buying PillPack, An Online Pharmacy
Online pharmacy start-up PillPack is in talks to be acquired by Walmart for under $1 billion, according to two sources familiar with the matter. PillPack’s focus on making it easier for customers to order and fulfill medications is an attractive proposition for Walmart and other e-commerce companies that are looking to enhance their health care […]