The National Grocers Association, the trade association representing the independent supermarket industry, offered a statement in response to the COVID relief package Congress passed the night of Dec. 21. “While we appreciate the bipartisan effort to provide much-needed economic relief to the American people, the bill unfortunately falls short of the needed liability protections critical […]
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Dunnhumby: U.S. Grocery Shoppers Pulling Back On Holiday Spending
Dunnhumby has released findings from the sixth wave of its Consumer Pulse Survey, a study of the impact of Covid-19 on customer behavior and attitudes across 21 countries. The survey found that U.S. consumers plan on spending 25 percent less on food and 36 percent less on gifts this year, compared to 2019. Ten percent […]
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Aldi, Instacart Expand EBT SNAP Online To 23 States And D.C.
Instacart, a leading online grocery platform in North America, will be expanding its Electronic Benefit Transfer and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (EBT SNAP) integration in partnership with Aldi. EBT SNAP online payment will be available at nearly 90 percent of Aldi stores across 23 states and Washington, D.C. This expansion follows the USDA Food and Nutrition Service’s […]
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Marquee Brands And Mediacast Holdings Launch Martha Stewart Kitchen
Marquee Brands and Mediacast Holdings held the initial launch of Martha Stewart Kitchen, a new retail brand of frozen and prepared food products called MSK Foods from Stewart. The initial limited offering from the line is currently comprised of 24 appetizers, side dishes and desserts, offered at grocery outlets throughout the Northeast and Midwest. As […]
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Nielsen Study Finds Today’s Online Shopper Driving E-Commerce Momentum
One of the clear outcomes of changing consumer behaviors amidst COVID-19 this year has been a shift to online grocery shopping. Lockdowns drove many shoppers’ heightened demand for the online channel, but they also drove buyers to shop online. And Nielsen found that those buyers have kept their online habits. Recent findings from Nielsen’s global e-commerce […]
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Data Shows 35% Of Consumers Prefer Contactless In-Store Payments
New data from ACI Worldwide and PYMNTS.com shows 35 percent of consumers would be willing to leave their preferred grocers for others that allow them to pay in-store in a contactless manner. The survey of more than 2,000 adult U.S. consumers, which addressed grocery shopping habits since the pandemic, also showed that contactless credit cards (43 […]
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United Fresh’s BrandStorm Marketing Conference Goes Virtual
United Fresh’s sixth annual BrandStorm event will take place online from March 9-11. The signature marketing conference will gather produce marketers for strategic and tactical education, idea-sharing and innovative dialogue with peers and colleagues across the globe. BrandStorm, a project of United Fresh’s Produce Marketing and Merchandising Council, has been developed to engage all levels […]
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PMA Caps Off 2020 Virtual Town Hall With Insights From Industry Leaders
Produce Marketing Association will cap off this year’s Virtual Town Hall Series with a candid conversation featuring Bruce Taylor of Taylor Farms and John Anderson of The Oppenheimer Group. PMA CEO Cathy Burns will host this fireside chat, providing a forum for all three leaders to share their insights and perspectives on 2020 and how […]