GreenWise Market, a Publix banner, opened its first store in Georgia on June 17, located in Marietta at 3460 Sandy Plains Road in the Sandy Plains Marketplace Shopping Center. “At GreenWise Market, customers can find a space to explore new flavors and learn new techniques and recipes from our associates,” said Publix President Kevin Murphy. […]
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Food Lion Opens New Store In Morganton, North Carolina
Food Lion opened its new Morganton, North Carolina, store June 10, at 1555 E. Union St. The new store will be open daily from 7 a.m.-11 p.m. “Morganton is my hometown. I grew up here, went to school here and have spent the past 14 years serving this community, most recently as the manager of […]
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Dole Introduces 3 New Salad Kits In Premium, Chopped Lines
Charlotte, North Carolina-based Dole Food Co. is extending its premium and chopped lines with three new salad kits. Sweet Kale and Blueberry Bliss are in the premium line, with Avocado Ranch a new chopped offering. Dole started shipping the three new SKUs to retail nationwide on June 3. Each kit serves three to four people […]
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Acosta: Consumer Behavior Impacted By Work-From-Home Culture
Jacksonville, Florida-based Acosta has released its sixth research report providing insight into the continuing evolution of consumer behavior and outlook amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The report, which found working from home may continue for an extended period of time, also provides recommendations to help retailers prepare for post-COVID-19 shelf recovery. “Nearly three months into this […]
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Tompkins Robotics Launches T-Sort Solution For Micro-Fulfillment Ops
Raleigh, North Carolina-based Tompkins Robotics, a business unit of Tompkins International, has a new t-Sort solution designed specifically for micro-fulfillment operations. The new micro-fulfillment solution utilizes the company’s award-winning t-Sort autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) to optimize operations in a store backroom, micro-fulfillment center (MFC) or dark store. Retail stores – particularly grocery – were not designed to accommodate […]
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Dole Features Pixar Characters As Part Of Healthy Living Campaign
Charlotte, North Carolina-based Dole Food Co. is using the storytelling of Pixar Animation Studios as inspiration for an eight-month celebration of healthy living as well as the very real stories behind the millions of parents, grandparents and others now building healthier, happier families at home. Calling upon the everyday triumphs of Pixar characters like Woody […]
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SEG Encourages Customers To Prepare For Active Hurricane Season
Jacksonville, Florida-based Southeastern Grocers Inc. (SEG), parent company and home of BI-LO, Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie grocery stores, is encouraging customers to begin preparations for what is proving to be an active hurricane season in the Atlantic. Customers should begin to stock up on vital items including a three-day supply of water […]
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Fleet Advantage’s Flynn Named A ‘Rock Star’ Of Supply Chain
Fleet Advantage CEO John Flynn has been named a winner of the Food Logistics Champions: Rock Stars of the Supply Chain award for 2020. The award recognizes influential individuals in the industry whose achievements, hard work and vision have shaped and attained milestones in safety, efficiency, productivity and innovation through the global food supply chain. From […]