Burris Logistics, a Milford, Delaware-based provider of customized retail distribution services specializing in temperature controlled supply chain solutions, has renewed a supply agreement with The Fresh Market, a North Carolina-based specialty grocery retailer with revenues of more than $1.7 billion and stores in 27 states across the U.S. “When we began to redesign the supply […]
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Burris Logistics, The Fresh Market Sign New Supply Agreement
Burris Logistics, a specialist in temperature controlled supply chain solutions, has renewed its supply agreement with The Fresh Market, the North Carolina-based specialty grocery retailer with revenues of more than $1.7 billion and stores in 27 states across the U.S. “When we began to redesign the supply chain process for The Fresh Market in 2007, […]
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Survey: Consumers Want More Personalized Retail Experience Yet Seek Control Of Personal Info
U.S. consumers want a more personalized retail experience but are divided on retailers’ tactics and the types of personal information they feel comfortable disclosing, according to a new survey from Accenture. Nearly 60 percent of consumers want real-time promotions and offers, yet only 20 percent want retailers to know their current location and only 14 […]
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Coca-Cola Celebrating 100th Anniversary Of Iconic Bottle This Year
A design so distinctive that it could be recognized by touch alone and so unique that it could be identified when shattered on the ground. This was the vision for the Coca-Cola bottle, which turns 100 this year. To mark the milestone, The Coca-Cola Co. is celebrating with a yearlong campaign that includes new advertising, […]
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Central Grocers Adopts ReposiTrak Food Safety Platform
Central Grocers has chosen ReposiTrak, provider of compliance management and track-and-trace solutions for food safety exclusively endorsed by the Food Marketing Institute and Retailer Owned Food Distributors and Associates (ROFDA), to manage its food safety-related risk. “The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) regulations will require us to both manage and store thousands of vendor documents,” […]
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Survey: Fresh Produce And Prices Matter Most To Supermarket Shoppers
Despite glowing headlines about America’s economic recovery, millions of people struggle with stagnant wages and an increased cost of living. As a result, nearly 60 percent of consumers say finding a deal is important when they’re food shopping, according to the 2015 Annual National Grocers Association (NGA)-SupermarketGuru Consumer Survey. Nearly 1,000 shoppers completed surveys that […]
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2015 Woman Executive Of The Year: Tanya Domier
While she always aimed high, Tanya Domier never really set her sights on being a CEO. “I never grew up or even went through the business feeling like I needed to be number 1 in the organization,” she says. Today, however, Domier leads Advantage Sales & Marketing as its CEO. And there’s plenty of reasons […]
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Believe In Heroes Campaign Raises $21M+ For Wounded Warrior Project
Jacksonville, Florida-based Acosta Sales & Marketing has reported that the 2014 “Believe in Heroes” campaign raised $5,765,292 in support of Wounded Warrior Project (WWP). This donation brings the cause marketing campaign’s total contributions to more than $21 million since Acosta founded the program five years ago. WWP is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to […]