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Flexibility Has Kept Alabama Grocer Thriving For 50 Years

Gene Lawrence began his grocery career on a bicycle. Back in the early 1960s, he delivered groceries to people’s homes when he worked for an independent grocer in Montgomery, Alabama. About 1964, he went to work for Hudson-Thompson wholesale grocers there in Montgomery. He worked in produce, stocking and checking, and they trained him in […]

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Amazon Dominates Retail Industry In 2018 Brand Intimacy Report

Amazon continues to dominate the retail industry, according to marketing agency MBLM’s Brand Intimacy 2018 Report, a study of brands based on emotions. The retail industry ranked third overall in the study, following the media & entertainment and automotive industries, which placed first and second, respectively. In the retail category, Amazon was followed by Target and Whole Foods. […]

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Instacart Delivery From Sprouts Reaches Denver, Sacramento And San Diego

Residents in select zip codes in Denver, Colorado, and Sacramento and San Diego, California, now can order Sprouts groceries for delivery through Instacart. Areas included in this latest expansion are: Denver area—Boulder, Broomfield, Longmont and Parker; Sacramento area—Elk Grove and Roseville; and San Diego area—Carlsbad, El Cajon and La Jolla. The service now is available in all of […]

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Hershey, Pillsbury Receive High Marks In Most Loved Brands Survey

Morning Consult today debuted the second edition of its Most Loved Brands in America, a ranking of the country’s biggest brands based on brand favorability. Using more than 250,000 interviews with adults aged 18 and over across the U.S. from January 2018 through March 2018, the rankings provide an in-depth view of the companies, organizations and […]

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Walmart Expands Grocery Delivery In Atlanta With DoorDash

Walmart and DoorDash are teaming up to help expand the retailer’s online grocery delivery option beginning with the Atlanta metro area. DoorDash and Walmart says they will broaden their work together in more markets in the coming months as Walmart expands to reach more than 40 percent of U.S. households with delivery by the end of the […]

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Amazon Brings Whole Foods Delivery To Denver, Sacramento And San Diego

Amazon and Whole Foods Market on April 24 launched free two-hour delivery of natural and organic products from Whole Foods through Prime Now in Denver, Colorado; and Sacramento and San Diego, California. Prime members in those cities can shop through Prime Now for fresh produce, meat and seafood, everyday staples and other locally sourced items […]

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Whole Foods Recognizes 27 Supplier Award Winners

Whole Foods Market celebrated the winners of its sixth annual Supplier Awards April 18, spotlighting producers that “exemplify the grocer’s mission and core values through their commitment to quality, environmental stewardship, ethical sourcing and culinary innovation.” “Our shoppers look to Whole Foods Market for new and delicious products, and we are honored to recognize our […]

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Island Pacific Supermarkets Closing Six California Stores

Six Island Pacific Supermarkets stores in California began store-closing sales early this month, offering liquidation discounts and continuing the sales until all merchandise was sold. The six stores closing are located in National City, San Jose, American Canyon, Rancho Cucamonga, Chula Vista and Los Angeles. The remaining 17 Island Pacific stores will operate their businesses […]