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Wonder To Acquire Grubhub For $650M
Wonder is acquiring Grubhub, a food ordering and delivery platform with more than 375,000 merchants and 200,000 delivery partners across the U.S. Founded by entrepreneur Marc Lore, Wonder is pioneering a new category of “Fast Fine” dining. It offers multi-restaurant ordering, a first in the industry, where customers can choose from 30 or more restaurants […]
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October Online Grocery Sales Jump 28% Versus Year Ago
The U.S. online grocery market ended October with $10.5 billion in monthly sales, a 27.9 percent increase over last year as all three receiving methods posted solid year-over-year (YOY) sales growth, according to the Brick Meets Click/Mercatus grocery shopper survey. October’s total monthly sales set a record high and marked the second straight month in […]
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Circana Thanksgiving Report: Consumers Will Spend More On Groceries
Circana has released its annual Thanksgiving Outlook, providing insights into projected consumer purchasing behaviors and attitudes for 2024. This year’s analysis highlights the popularity of Thanksgiving traditions, providing data to help manufacturers, retailers and marketers develop merchandising and promotional strategies and drive growth throughout the season. The week prior to and the week of the […]
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Executive Perspectives: Kristin Popp
A veteran of the grocery industry for more than a quarter century, Kristin Popp previously served as Wisconsin-based Woodman’s Food Markets’ HR director before becoming EVP. In addition to those duties, Popp serves as president of Women Grocers of America, which operates under the NGA Foundation. Popp shared her thoughts on leadership, management and getting […]
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Mars Shares Leadership Changes For Food, Nutrition Business
Mars Inc.’s Food & Nutrition Business has named Dave Dusangh as regional president for North America and Hans Bakker as regional general manager in Europe. These appointments are intended to build on the company’s momentum and drive ongoing growth and innovation in the food and nutrition business. Dusangh and Bakker will report to Global President […]
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More Independent Grocers Adopting Instacart’s Caper Carts
Several independent grocers – including Bowman’s Market, Maurer’s Market IGA, Neiman’s Family Market, Queen’s Price Chopper and Soelbergs Market – are adopting Caper Carts, Instacart’s artificial intelligence-powered smart carts. The carts offer customers shopping in these stores – which operate across Idaho, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Oregon, Utah and Washington – a more personalized shopping experience. Caper Carts are equipped with cameras, sensors […]
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Thanksgiving Celebration And Laws Of The Harvest
Thanksgiving, as we know it today, is rooted in a harvest feast celebrated by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag in 1621. This marked a moment of giving thanks for a successful harvest after a tough year. The Pilgrims, who had settled at Plymouth Rock, were ill-prepared for the harsh New England winter. They suffered from […]