Baldor Specialty Foods, a New York City produce processor and distributor, has diverted 100 percent of the organic waste generated in its Fresh Cuts operation from landfill—thanks to its food waste initiative known as SparCs (the word “scraps” spelled backward). SparCs is a waste prevention strategy developed by Baldor’s sustainability director, Thomas McQuillan. Baldor processes […]
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Brick Meets Click: Supermarket Online Sales Are Strong
Multichannel supermarkets generated larger online orders than online-only grocers, according to a recent benchmarking study from Brick Meets Click. More than half of the banners in the study reported average online orders between $120 and $180, compared to the average order size recently reported for Fresh Direct ($105) and Amazon Fresh ($84). The study compared […]
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Lidl Could Be Coming To Texas, So Here’s What You Need To Know
Lidl has established its U.S. headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, and it is building warehouses in Maryland, North Carolina and Virginia. The new-to-the-U.S. retailer has said it will begin opening stores in 2018, but it is possible some could debut in late 2017. Lidl has about 80 store locations (some say as many as 150) picked […]
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Fresh Thyme To Open More Than 20 Midwest Stores In 2017
Fresh Thyme Farmers Market will operate 70 stores by the end of 2017 as it opens more than 20 new locations. Since coming on the scene in 2014, the retailer has opened 48 stores, with 20 new stores and more than 2,000 new hires in 2016 alone. It has locations in 10 states, including Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, […]
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Total Sales Up Slightly, Net Income Down For Ingles’ Fiscal Year
Asheville, North Carolina-based Ingles Markets, operating 201 stores in six states in the Southeast, reported fourth quarter and fiscal year results for the period ended Sept. 24. In a news release Dec. 16, Ingles said total sales for fiscal 2016 were $3.79 billion vs. $3.78 billion in fiscal 2015. Net income for the year was $54.2 […]
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Porter’s Thriftway Invites Customers To Hold It Accountable
A new 35,000-s.f. Porter’s Thriftway with unique architecture has opened in Big Spring, Texas. The Shelby Report’s Ron Johnston recently toured the airy store with Trae Porter, a third-generation grocer with the family business. The gleaming Porter’s Thriftway, a former Safeway, started out in rough shape, Porter told Johnston. “It was scary looking. There was […]
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Grocery Trends Forecast Reveals Creative Changes In 2017
More digital connections and a speedier checkout process rank among the top trends for grocery shopping in 2017. That’s according to veteran supermarket analyst John Karolefski, purveyor of GroceryStories.com. Karolefski also predicts a more diverse produce department, increased availability of meal kits and better access to product information. “The top trends for 2017 will result in […]
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Americans Again Rank Fuel Savings As Their Favorite Loyalty Program Reward
For the second year in a row, American consumers have identified rewards that help them save on the everyday cost of fuel as their preferred loyalty program currency. Findings from Excentus’ new “Road to Rewards Revisited” annual survey and report also show that certain types of rewards are powerful enough to influence where, when and […]