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 […]
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Albertsons Cos. Expands Affordable Access To Fresh Foods, OTC Meds
Boise, Idaho-based Albertsons Companies says that customers can now use supplemental benefits to purchase OTC medications and fresh produce in the company’s stores. The new program provides access to customers using pre-paid cards funded by Medicare Advantage plans, employer incentives, healthcare providers or local governments. “We are committed to offering solutions that deliver access to […]
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Brick Meets Click Co-Founder, Industry Leader Bill Bishop Passes Away
Willard “Bill” Bishop, 80, of Barrington, Illinois, died peacefully March 25, 2022, surrounded by his loved ones. Mr. Bishop was the co-founder of Brick Meets Click and a longtime grocery industry leader. His experience in the food retail business reaches from the earliest introduction of the UPC code to the online grocery revolution that was […]
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FMI Names Recipients Of Executive Leadership Awards
FMI – the Food Industry Association has recognized six individuals for its annual Executive Leadership Awards. Throughout the past year, these executives displayed leadership in overcoming challenges of the food industry. The 2022 awards were presented at the FMI Midwinter Executive Conference Awards luncheon in Orlando, Florida. “From inflation and supply chain challenges to federal mandates and COVID-cautious […]
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Independent Grocers Urge Antitrust Policymakers To Level Playing Field
Two independent grocers testified March 28 to the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice Antitrust Division on how anticompetitive tactics by dominant retailers in the grocery marketplace leads to unfair conditions for independent grocers. Their testimony was on behalf of the National Grocers Association. Tom Charley, co-owner of Charley Family Shop N’ Save […]
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DS Smith Reports Top 12 Hard-To-Recycle Items
If retailers want to attract and keep more environmentally conscious consumers in today’s demanding marketplace, their products should have clearer directions on recycling, according to a national survey by sustainable packaging leader DS Smith. The poll was conducted March 8-9 with 1,007 respondents and was conducted using an online data collection methodology with the research firm […]
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Instacart Launches Platform With New Solutions For Retailers
Instacart has launched a new Instacart Platform, enabling grocers’ digital transformation with a new suite of enterprise-grade technologies to power the future of grocery. With Instacart Platform, the company is giving retailers access to the technologies behind Instacart’s consumer marketplace to power their own digital properties and retail operations. Instacart Platform brings together the technologies retailers need […]