PLMA has announced that private brands experienced sales gains in the first quarter of 2022. According to IRI, store brands gained 6.5 percent in dollar sales, while national brands increased 5.2 percent during the period. Among departments, 15 of 18 experienced store brand dollar growth, with only deli cheese, home care and tobacco declining. Deli prepared […]
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IRI Research Finds Spring Holiday Gatherings Will Return Despite Inflation
According to new research from IRI, consumers will host or attend larger gatherings this spring holiday season, especially households with children, but know they will spend more due to inflation and will be looking for deals. For this new research, IRI tracked price activity on a representative range of food and beverage products and surveyed […]
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NGA Foundation Announces Two New Legacy Scholarships
The NGA Foundation has announced two new legacy scholarships available to college students pursuing a career in the grocery industry, bringing to 13 the number of scholastic awards offered by the foundation. The following NGA legacy scholarships are starting this year: Ronnie Horton Legacy Scholarship The NGA award is being established by Bill Kasko and […]
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AWG Reveals Annual Excellence Award Winners
Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc. has revealed the winners of several member awards as part of the release of its annual report. Two of AWG’s honorees are Jim Brown of Doc’s Food Stores Inc., who received the Lou Fox Community Service Award, and Donna Madere-Dickerson of Rouse’s Enterprises, who won Store Manager of the Year. Lou […]
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43 Members Of Congress Ask FTC To Address Economic Discrimination
A bipartisan coalition from the U.S. House of Representatives sent a letter last week to the Federal Trade Commission requesting the agency investigate and, when appropriate, bring enforcement actions against economic discriminatory action that violates antitrust laws, including the FTC Act and the Robinson-Patman Act. “The antitrust laws were designed to protect against anticompetitive economic […]
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Global Cold Chain Alliance Partners With Cold Chain Federation
The Global Cold Chain Alliance and the Cold Chain Federation have entered into a formal partnership agreement that builds on a 20-plus year affiliation between the two organizations and signals a new commitment to building knowledge, networking opportunities and insights across borders. “We are delighted to partner with Global Cold Chain Alliance in this way, […]
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IHA Report Explores Consumers’ Purchase Intent Of Housewares
Consumer home and housewares purchasing was supercharged during the COVID-19 pandemic as fundamental shifts in living directed unprecedented surges in traffic in stores and online for products that facilitated and enriched home lifestyles. New IHA research commissioned by the International Housewares Association and reported by HomePage News will help suppliers and retailers pinpoint home and housewares opportunities […]
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G Fuel, Marvel Studios Partner For Moonberry Hydration Formula Pack
In celebration of Marvel Studios’ Moon Knight, an original series streaming exclusively on Disney+, G Fuel has launched a new caffeine-free Moonberry Hydration Formula available as a limited-edition collector’s box online for U.S. fans while supplies last. When Steven Grant, a mild-mannered gift-shop employee, becomes plagued with blackouts and memories of another life, he discovers he has dissociative identity […]