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The Fresh Market Puts HyVida Sparkling Water In 160 Stores

HyVida is now available in more than 160 The Fresh Market stores in 22 states. The partnership with the Greensboro, North Carolina-based gourmet supermarket chain will increase HyVida’s distribution footprint. “We are especially proud to partner with The Fresh Market,” said Rick Smith, president and CEO of HyVida. “The company focuses on providing customers quality, […]

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Leverage AI to Enhance Shoppers’ Beef Knowledge & Increase Loyalty, Spending, Trips

Sponsored content by Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner. It’s hard to go more than a day in the retail industry without hearing about another artificial intelligence (AI) advancement or partnership. AI is being embraced by retailers, and businesses at large, for a range of business enhancing tactics: everything from optimizing inventory and pricing strategies to […]

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Publix Among Retailers Now Offering Dunkin’ Coffee Thins

Dunkin’ Coffee Thins are now on sale at Publix Super Markets nationwide. Dunkin’ Coffee Thins are distributed by Miami, Florida-based Tierra Nueva. The treats are made using whole Dunkin’ coffee beans crafted into edible coffee squares combined with other natural ingredients. The edible coffee thins offer a burst of caffeine in two popular Dunkin’ flavors: […]

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NPI To Showcase Its Health Lines At ECRM Conference

Nutritional Products International plans to showcase its products at the 2019 ECRM Weight Management, Sports Nutrition, Vitamin & Hemp Solutions trade conference in Orlando, Florida. “We have a close, working relationship with ECRM and the buyers,” said Brian Gould, president of NPI. “The relationship extends beyond the four-day trade show. We are in contact with each […]

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Nielsen: Walmart, Instacart, Kroger Gaining On Amazon

The race to master omnichannel retail within the grocery/consumer packaged goods space is on, according to research conducted by Nielsen. With Walmart’s successful push toward online migration, the rapid rise of grocery delivery players like Instacart and Amazon’s foray into physical stores, it’s really anyone’s game to win. While it’s premature to predict how Amazon […]

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Recommended: Whole Foods Drops Small-Format 365 Store Name

Whole Foods 365 stores will soon become a thing of the past. The grocery chain owned by Amazon plans to convert all of its existing 365 stores into regular Whole Foods stores by the end of this year, Yahoo Finance has learned. The move follows its decision to stop expanding the smaller format stores, revealed […]

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FitJoy Introduces Grain Free Pretzels Made With Cassava Flour

Austin, Texas-based nutrition company FitJoy has debuted what it says are the first-ever grain-free pretzels. The new FitJoy pretzels are made with cassava flour, an alternative to traditional grain flours. Cassava is a root vegetable with a variety of natural health benefits and a major staple in many countries. FitJoy Grain Free Pretzels are plant-based, […]

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Grocers Need to Plumb Their Data To Better Understand Shoppers

by Sy Fahimi/SVP-Product Strategy, Symphony RetailAI Grocery retail is going through a significant reinvention as we continue to move into the era of the consumer. Retailers can succeed in 2019 by keeping data at the core of every practice in order to better understand their shoppers. Historically, retailers have large amounts of data, such as […]