Following the success of its inaugural national sales show last year, Supervalu Inc. says it will host the 2015 National Expo in August in St. Paul, Minnesota. This year’s event will be held Aug. 11-13 at the RiverCentre in downtown St. Paul and is open to the more than 2,000 independent retail customers served by […]
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Whole Foods, Instacart Offer New One-Hour Valentine’s Floral Delivery
For the first time ever, and exclusively from Whole Foods Market, Instacart is offering Valentine’s flowers delivered in as little as one hour across 15 major U.S. cities. With prices starting at approximately $25 and the ability to include other romantic essentials from Whole Foods Market, this new model offers a more convenient and affordable […]
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Wegmans Unseats Amazon To Claim Top Corporate Reputation Ranking
Rochester, New York-based grocer Wegmans Food Markets, with 85 stores and one-tenth of Amazon’s revenues, edged past the online retailer to reach the top spot for corporate reputation among the 100 most visible companies, according to the 16th annual Harris Poll Reputation Quotient (RQ) study. Ranking third on the list, Samsung outperformed all other technology […]
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RedLine Solutions To Host Second Installment Of ‘Traceability For Dummies’ Webinar
RedLine Solutions, a leader in produce traceability and inventory solutions, will host the second part of its “Traceability For Dummies” webinar series titled “The New Era of Traceability Part 2: The Produce Traceability Model” at 2 p.m. (ET) Feb. 25. The webinar will focus on the accelerating evolution of produce traceability, including how automated traceability systems […]
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Nominations Now Being Accepted For United Fresh’s Retail Produce Manager Awards
The United Fresh Produce Association is now accepting nominations for the 2015 United Fresh Retail Produce Manager Awards Program. The program will honor 25 outstanding retail produce managers at the United Fresh 2015 convention June 8-10 in Chicago, Illinois. Nomination forms may be accessed online and must be received by March 16, 2015. The Retail […]
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Frieda’s: Asian Food Trend Can Be Boon For Biz As Chinese New Year Holiday Approaches
Authentic Asian flavors are among the top food trends of 2015, and there’s no better time to introduce Asian specialties to shoppers and diners than during the Chinese New Year celebration. That’s according to Los Alamitos, California-based Frieda’s Specialty Produce, which says it is offering retailers a number of Asian specialities to help businesses boost sales […]
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Conference Has Helped Students Become ‘Industry Ready’ For 50 Years
Celebrating its 50th annual Food Marketing Conference, Western Michigan University (WMU) continues to make an impact in retail through its graduates who help build the consumer loyalty that retailers strive for each day. Retail is one of the most exciting and challenging areas in today’s marketplace. Providing the intersection between product and consumer, successful innovation […]
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Albertsons, Safeway Complete Merger; Combined Co. To Operate 2,230 Stores
Albertsons and Safeway on Friday said that they have completed their proposed merger. Under the terms of the agreement first announced and unanimously approved by Safeway’s board of directors in March 2014, Albertsons will acquire all outstanding shares of Safeway. The deal is valued at approximately $9.2 billion. The merger creates a company that has 2,230 […]