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Study: Online Grocery Is The Supermarket’s Business To Lose

Online grocery spending has reached 5.5 percent of total grocery spending in the U.S., according to a new study by strategic advisory firm Brick Meets Click, based on a survey of nearly 5,000 online consumers conducted in May 2018. Most of this growth is driven by existing online grocery shoppers placing larger orders. Supermarkets are in […]

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Hy-Vee Implementing GK Software’s POS Platform And Solution Suite

Hy-Vee will deploy GK Software’s next-generation store systems, including OmniPOS for omni-channel POS, Mobile Customer Assistant (MCA) for mobile app self-scanning and the TransAction+ payment solution. By selecting GK Software, Hy-Vee will have the ability to use a single platform to support a variety of customer touchpoints, including traditional POS, self-checkout, mobile check-out solutions, payments, […]

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Western Union Expands Network To Albertsons Cos. Stores Nationwide

The Western Union Co. is strengthening its presence across the U.S. after signing a deal with Albertsons Cos. The agreement will enable consumer access to international and domestic money transfer and money order services, as well as bill payment services at Albertsons Cos. banners including Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, Shaw’s, Acme, Tom Thumb, Randalls, United Supermarkets, […]

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Bubbies Debuts New Summer Mochi Flavors At Whole Foods

Bubbies Homemade Ice Cream & Desserts is introducing Strawberry Rhubarb and Meyer Lemon mochi—bite-sized ice creams wrapped in a sweetened rice dough—at select Whole Foods Market stores for a limited time. The new flavors join Bubbies’ growing line of more than 25 varieties, including fan favorites like Triple Chocolate, Blueberry, Blood Orange and Green Tea. “As demand and […]

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Milam’s Markets Opening Its Fifth Florida Grocery Store This Summer

Milam’s Markets, a family-owned and -operated grocery store chain serving Florida’s Miami-Dade County since 1984, will open a new location—the grocer’s fifth—this summer. The new store will be in Pinecrest on S. Dixie Highway and S.W. 117th Street, in a space formerly occupied by Whole Foods. Construction began on the approximately 32,000-s.f. Milam’s Market in […]

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Blue Bell Introduces Key Lime Mango Tart Flavor

Blue Bell closed out July, National Ice Cream Month, with the launch of a new flavor—Key Lime Mango Tart, a sweet and tangy key lime ice cream blended with graham cracker crust pieces and a mango sauce swirl. “We like to think of our new Key Lime Mango Tart as sunshine in a carton,” said Joe […]

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Costco, Publix Named Top-Rated Workplaces By Indeed

Costco and Publix have been named among Indeed’s 2018 Top-Rated Workplaces. Out of 50 companies, Costco ranked No. 5, and Publix ranked No. 19, moving up from number 23 last year. Indeed compiled the list from ratings and reviews of the companies featured on this year’s Fortune 500 list. One review of Costco highlighted by Indeed cites […]

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Decas Cranberry Products Rebranding To Decas Farms

Decas Cranberry Products, a cranberry producer and distributor based in Carver, Massachusetts, is rebranding as Decas Farms. Company officials say the move is an effort to better convey the company’s 84-year-old, family-run history and its commitment to working with “the best cranberry growers and products on the market.” As part of the rebrand, Decas Farms […]