The U.S. online grocery market finished 2023 with $95.8 billion in total sales, down 1.2 percent compared to 2022, according to the annualized results from the monthly Brick Meets Click/Mercatus Grocery Shopper Survey. A decline in order frequency by online grocery shoppers was the primary factor driving the lower sales in 2023. The multi-year analysis […]
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Flashfood President, COO Bertram Adds CEO Role
Flashfood has appointed President and Chief Operating Officer Nicholas Bertram as CEO, while founder Josh Domingues shifts into the executive chairman role. In addition, Chief Brand Officer Jordan Schenck takes on the new role of chief customer officer. Bertram joined Flashfood last year, bringing more than two decades of leadership experience in retail. Since his […]
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Alliance For Sustainable Packaging For Foods Launches
A coalition of nonprofit industry and non-governmental organizations have formed the Alliance for Sustainable Packaging for Foods (ASPF). The ASPF brings together a diverse group of global stakeholders to engage with regulators and governments around the world to encourage the adoption of a holistic and harmonized approach to food packaging regulation in order to achieve […]
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FMI Midwinter Executive Conference ‘Premier Forum’ For Industry
FMI – The Food Industry Association will hold its Midwinter Executive Conference Jan. 18-21 at the JW Marriott Marco Island in Florida. Exclusive to FMI members, the conference allows attendees to come together to navigate ever-shifting currents and focus on the most critical issues affecting the industry. FMI President and CEO Leslie Sarasin talked with […]
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NGA Foundation Announces Two New Scholarships for Grocery-Minded Collegians
The NGA Foundation has announced that Wooster, Ohio-based grocer Buehler’s Fresh Foods is sponsoring two new scholarships available to college students pursuing a career in the grocery industry, bringing to 22 the total number of scholastic awards offered by the foundation. The two new scholarships, each worth $1,000, are available to current full-time, part-time or […]
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Survey: More Shoppers Turning To Self-Checkout
Self-checkout continues to gain traction in grocery, with 43 percent of consumers expressing a preference for it over traditional checkout, according to a recent report from NCR Voyix Corp. The company’s first Digital Commerce Index found that the preference gap is reflected in the projected growth of self-checkout installations. RBR Data Services’ Global EPOS and […]
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Antitrust, Swipe Fee Reform Top NGA 2024 Policy Agenda
The National Grocers Association (NGA) Government Relations Committee has finalized its 2024 policy agenda for independent community grocers, with antitrust reform and swipe fee changes leading the way. During a Jan. 11 meeting in Washington, D.C., the committee discussed a variety of topics important to the independent supermarket industry and fashioned a strategy to advocate […]
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H-E-B Holds Top Spot In Dunnhumby’s Annual Grocery Rankings
H-E-B has been named the top U.S. Grocery Retailer in the seventh annual dunnhumby Retailer Preference Index (RPI), a nationwide study that examines the U.S. grocery market. H-E-B is the first grocery retailer to be recognized three times as No. 1 in the RPI ranking, surpassing Amazon and Trader Joe’s which have ranked as top grocer twice. […]