“When we looked at the grocery landscape, we came to believe that fresh was the future of this industry.” That’s how Nathan Fenner, co-founder of San Francisco, California-based Afresh, described the reasoning behind starting the technology company. Afresh’s mission is to eliminate food waste and create greater food accessibility. The A.I.-powered software optimizes order forecasting […]
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Posted inH-E-B, Independent Store News, Southwest
Accent On International At New H-E-B Store In Katy, TX
The 117,000-square-foot store that H-E-B opened Feb. 21 at 24924 Morton Ranch Drive in Katy, Texas, features one of the grocer’s largest international sections. The store offers curbside and home delivery services, with the curbside area featuring 11 covered spaces. Shoppers also can enjoy its walk-up Seafood Boil stand in front of the store, where […]
Posted inSnacks Brands, Amazon Fresh, Northeast, Whole Foods
Unique Snacks Celebrates Double-Digit Growth in 2023
Unique Snacks, a sixth-generation family-owned and operated snack company, continued to grow its brand and expand the availability of its signature snacks in 2023. Among other achievements, the business grew its brick-and-mortar distribution sales by 18 percent year-over-year, generated 20 percent year-over-year growth in Amazon sales and launched a new snack category: Puffzels, a gluten-free, […]
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Dierberg’s, Independent Store News, Midwest
Dierbergs Begins Donation Campaign For Healthcare In Sudan
Dierbergs has begun a register donation campaign that aims to make a positive impact on healthcare in The Nuba Mountains in Sudan. Through April 8, customers will be able to donate to African Mission Healthcare through Dierbergs Heart of Nuba campaign. Tom Catena, an American doctor, helped to establish Gidel Mother of Mercy Hospital, a 435-bed […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Dierberg’s, Midwest
Dierbergs Selects Swiftly To Up Omnichannel Experience
Dierbergs Markets has partnered with Swiftly, a provider of retail technology and tools, to enhance its customer experience by integrating digital and in-store offerings for increased personalization. In addition, Swiftly’s retail media network offers Dierbergs a new vehicle for vendors to reach shoppers and grow sales. “Adopting Swiftly’s retail technology is an important step for […]
Posted inCoborn's, Midwest, Wholesaler/Distributor News
AWG Welcomes Coborn To Board Of Directors
Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG) has appointed Chris Coborn, chairman and CEO of Minnesota-based Coborn’s Inc., to its board of directors. Coborn replaces Jeff Reasor, president of Reasor’s, a division of Brookshire Grocery Co., who recently resigned from the panel. Coborn’s is a corporation of grocery, pharmacy, convenience, liquor and retail stores with online grocery ordering/delivery […]
Posted inAlbertsons, Marketing News, Online Grocery Technology, West
Albertsons Cos., RRD Eye Marketing Transformation
Boise, Idaho-based Albertsons Companies has expanded its partnership with RRD to transform its promotional marketing and grocery merchandising. To drive customer loyalty, Albertsons is reaching its audience beyond transactions through localized and omnichannel marketing efforts supported by RRD. Leveraging a number of proprietary retail marketing technologies, RRD will enhance the velocity and execution of personalized […]
Posted inThe Kroger Co., Albertsons, Association News, National
NGA Praises FTC’s Freeze On Kroger-Albertsons Merger
The National Grocers Association (NGA) issued the following response to the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) decision Feb. 26 to challenge the merger between Kroger and Albertsons. “Every day, America’s local independent supermarkets face economic challenges due to the influence of massive power buyer chains who use their leverage over suppliers at the expense of smaller […]