Instacart, a North American leader in online grocery based out of San Francisco, California, has appointed Fidji Simo as CEO, effective Aug. 2, reporting to Instacart’s Board of Directors. Simo, who joined Instacart’s Board of Directors in January 2021, is a consumer technology industry veteran, having spent more than 15 years leading the operations, strategy […]
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Convenience Retailers, Suppliers Say Supply Disruptions Are Concerning
Supply chain challenges persist, with little confidence improvements coming Product procurement throughout the supply chain was a major challenge for convenience stores and their supplier partners last quarter and is expected to continue throughout 2021, according to leading convenience store and supplier companies. Two in five convenience retailers, or 39 percent, say there were “significant” […]
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Specialty Food Association’s Infinite Aisle Grows Almost 400 Percent
Infinite Aisle, an online transactional marketplace unveiled by the Specialty Food Association in January, has expanded by nearly 400 percent since its launch. Powered by Specialty Food Partners, which operates the marketplace, the free member benefit was part of several digital initiatives implemented by the SFA to support both its members and the continued growth […]
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Gerber Reveals 2021 Spokesbaby And First Chief Growing Officer
Early childhood nutrition leader Gerber unveiled the winner of its 11th annual Photo Search, who will serve as the 2021 Gerber Spokesbaby, as an honorary role on Gerber’s Executive Committee as chief growing officer. Zane Kahin from Winter Park, Florida captivated the judging panel with his attitude, giggles and smile. As the latest Gerber Spokesbaby and […]
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PMA Foodservice Conference Is Back And Packed With Content
Produce Marketing Association opened registration for the 2021 Foodservice Conference and Expo taking place in Monterey, California from July 21-22. With a compact schedule, this year’s conference will deliver on the things that matter most to an industry segment that was especially hit hard during the pandemic: innovative ideas, old friends and new connections in person. The […]
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NGA Foundation Launches Nutrition Incentive Workgroup
The National Grocers Association Foundation held the kickoff meeting for the POS Nutrition Incentive Workgroup on June 30. The group aims to establish core functionality required for efficient and accurate nutrition incentive POS solutions. Nutrition incentives allow grocers to provide extra food dollars, for which retailers are reimbursed, to low-income shoppers to buy more fruits […]
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DS Smith Survey: Packages Are Pain Point In Online Boom
The pandemic-fueled uptick in e-commerce has delivered a real pain point, with a vast majority of shoppers complaining about their struggles in opening a product or delivery box – so much so that many have injured themselves doing so, according to a survey by sustainable packaging leader DS Smith. These latest results offer important guidance […]
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Use Omnichannel Marketing To Reach Online Meat Shoppers
Sponsored content by Michael Uetz / managing principal, Midan Marketing, strategic meat marketing, research and creative communications agency The biggest shift grocery retailing has experienced due to the pandemic is likely the increased adoption of online shopping, especially in the perimeter departments, where consumers were not yet comfortable allowing others to choose their products. According […]