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Whole Foods Market, founded in 1980 by John Mackey, Renee Lawson Hardy, Craig Weller, and Mark Skiles, originated in Austin, Texas. As a pioneer in the natural and organic foods movement, the brand has evolved into one of the world’s leading retailers of natural and organic foods.

The company’s business model revolves around offering high-quality, responsibly sourced products that promote health and well-being. The brand distinguishes itself by maintaining strict quality standards, including bans on artificial flavors, colors, and preservatives in its products. With a commitment to sustainability, the chain supports local farmers and suppliers, prioritizing organic and non-GMO options whenever possible. Whole Foods Market operates over 500 locations across North America and the United Kingdom.
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Amazon Go Experiment Challenges Retailers To Test New Innovations

by Shelby Team

by Marek Polonski/SVP, Applied Predictive Technologies E-commerce giant Amazon is striving to make the dream of a streamlined shopping experience a reality with the recent debut of Amazon Go, a brick-and-mortar grocery and convenience store leveraging technology to eliminate checkout lines. At Amazon Go’s physical location, the store’s technology detects when products are picked up […]

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Americans Trend Away From Processed Foods, Opting For Fresh Because Of Health

by Shelby Team

A new survey of more than 1,000 U.S. consumers shows that, compared to three years ago, Americans are consuming more fresh products, including fruits, vegetables, meats and cheeses. The nationwide trend away from processed foods is driven by healthier diets and lifestyles, according to data gathered in December 2016 by research firm OpinionWay for Bizerba […]

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Bulk Of Retailers Chosen For SNAP Online Pilot Based In The Northeast

by Shelby Team

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has selected seven retailers to participate in a new project designed to enable Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants to purchase their groceries online. The two-year pilot is slated to begin this summer, with many of the chosen retailers based in the Northeast. “Online purchasing is a potential lifeline for […]

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USDA Selects Seven Retailers To Test SNAP Online Ordering

by Shelby Team

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has chosen seven retailers to take part in a pilot designed to enable Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants to purchase their groceries online. The two-year pilot is slated to begin this summer. “Online purchasing is a potential lifeline for SNAP participants living in urban neighborhoods and rural communities […]

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National C-Store Sales Grow In 2016; NACS Optimistic About New Year

by Shelby Team

Low gas prices helped drive sales increases at convenience stores in 2016—and retailers expect those strong sales to carry over into 2017, according to a survey of retailers released this week by the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS). More than two in three convenience retailers (68 percent) said their fuels sales increased in 2016 […]

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Brick Meets Click: Supermarket Online Sales Are Strong

by Shelby Team

Multichannel supermarkets generated larger online orders than online-only grocers, according to a recent benchmarking study from Brick Meets Click. More than half of the banners in the study reported average online orders between $120 and $180, compared to the average order size recently reported for Fresh Direct ($105) and Amazon Fresh ($84). The study compared […]

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Holiday Spending Up, Surpassing Expectations

by Shelby Team

The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) this week released its Post-Holiday Shopping Survey, finding that consumers spent an average of $711 on gifts and other holiday-related items this holiday season. This represents a 16 percent increase over 2015’s post-holiday survey results ($611) and is 4 percent ($27) above holiday shoppers’ intentions as measured in […]

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Grocery Trends Forecast Reveals Creative Changes In 2017

by Shelby Team

More digital connections and a speedier checkout process rank among the top trends for grocery shopping in 2017. That’s according to veteran supermarket analyst John Karolefski, purveyor of GroceryStories.com. Karolefski also predicts a more diverse produce department, increased availability of meal kits and better access to product information. “The top trends for 2017 will result in […]

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Super Deals, Good Deeds And Fresh Digs Made 2016 A Memorable Year For Grocers

by Shelby Team

It was yet another year full of mergers and acquisitions, and that in itself isn’t news to anyone following the grocery industry. What may have raised the eyebrows of readers of The Shelby Report were the specifics. Affiliated Foods Midwest and Associated Wholesale Grocers are now one. Roundy’s sold to Kroger. Supervalu sold Save-A-Lot to […]

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Boomers, Millennials Lead Spending In $30B Pet Industry

by Shelby Team

Nearly 80 million households in the U.S. own a pet, representing 60 percent of the entire population and a large portion of consumer spending, which is why Acosta—a leading full-service sales and marketing agency in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry—has released new research focused on the growing industry. The Hot Topic Report, “The Pet Parenting Boom,” […]

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Lone Star State Shoppers Love To Click And Collect

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by Terrie Ellerbee/editor-Southwest What a difference a year has made for shoppers who’d rather swing by and have their groceries brought to them than cart around the store and wait in the checkout lane. H-E-B Curbside, Kroger ClickList and Walmart’s pickup service (no clever name yet from Bentonville) are making the lives of young mothers, […]

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Amazon Considers Opening C-Stores And Drive-Thru Grocery Sites, And More…

by Shelby Team

Convenience Store News In Brief… Amazon is exploring opening convenience stores and drive-thru grocery pickup sites. The Seattle-based company is looking at building small brick-and-mortar stores and curbside pickup locations for perishable items and grocery products… The New Jersey Legislature has passed a 23-cent gasoline tax hike, sending the measure to Gov. Chris Christie for […]

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Domino’s Introduces Messenger Ordering In The U.S.

by Shelby Team

Domino’s Pizza is giving customers yet another way to order: via Facebook Messenger, using bot technology. The same Domino’s in-house team that brought U.S. customers zero-click ordering, as well as ordering via Amazon Echo and Apple Watch, developed the new ordering bot. Now, Domino’s customers in this country who have a Pizza Profile can place […]

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Wendy’s To Add Self-Service Kiosks And More…

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Foodservice News In Brief… During the second half of the year, Wendy’s will add self-service kiosks to more than 6,000 of its U.S. locations in an attempt to control labor costs. Although franchisees can decide whether to deploy the kiosks, some franchise locations already have been raising prices to offset minimum wage increases… Amazon Prime […]

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USC FIM Capstone Team: Bring Store Technology Into 21st Century

by Lorrie Griffith

Team Invisible Hands, one of two USC Food Industry Management (FIM) Program teams chosen to present their capstone projects at the Western Association of Food Chains (WAFC) convention in April in Hawaii, wants to drastically change the way grocery stores operate. With the rise of online and high-tech retailers like Amazon, the average brick-and-mortar grocer […]

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Jack Link’s Protein Snacks Names Chief Marketing Officer, And More…

by Shelby Team

Convenience Store News In Brief… Jack Link’s Protein Snacks has appointed Tom “TD” Dixon as the company’s first chief marketing officer. Dixon comes to Jack Link’s with more than 19 years of global marketing experience. Most recently, he served as chief marketing officer at Welch’s and previously held roles at Kimberly-Clark and the Schwan Food […]

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Costco, Whole Foods, Target, Walmart And Publix Make Fortune’s ‘Most Admired’ List

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Fortune says “there’s a new AAA standard in corporate America: the one-two three punch of Apple, Alphabet, and Amazon.” For the fourth time, Fortune’s list of the World’s Most Admired Companies Top 50 All-Stars is led by a trio of tech giants under 40 years old. They preside over a class of blue chips and […]