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Independents Demonstrating AI Isn’t Just For Big Retailers Anymore

San Jose, California-based Hypersonix, an enterprise AI platform for consumer commerce industries, is actively partnering with independent retailers to deploy its AI technology to help unlock profitable growth opportunities. Three examples are HomeTown Pharmacy, Pyramid Foods and Carlie C’s IGA – all have implemented the Hypersonix AI solution with the intention to become more data-driven […]

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‘Crisis Took Serving To A New Level’ At Valley Fresh Market 

Store in Solvang gave away toilet paper, started selling barbecue by John McCurry / contributing writer As is the case for many independent grocers, Greg King has spent much of his life in the business. Now 52, he began working at a grocery store when he was 14. His father was in the business during […]

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JSL Foods Hires Wyllie As Director Of Grocery Retail Sales East

JSL Foods, a manufacturer of fresh, refrigerated, pre-cooked Asian Noodles and Asian Wrappers, has appointed Brad Wyllie to the position of director of grocery retail sales east. Wyllie will be based in Bonita Springs, Florida, and will be responsible for managing customer relations and business development in the Eastern half of the U.S. He comes to […]

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Instacart Appoints Simo, McCarthy To Board Of Directors

Fidji Simo, head of Facebook App, and Barry McCarthy, former CFO for both Spotify and Netflix, have joined Instacart’s board of directors. Simo brings to Instacart’s board years of experience leading global teams at scale and building beloved consumer products; and McCarthy brings more than three decades of experience in business operations and management, finance, accounting […]

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Island Pacific Opens Its 17th Supermarket Location

Island Pacific Supermarket, with locations in California and Nevada, has opened its 17th location at 317 N. Nellis Blvd. in Las Vegas, Nevada. This newest location is within 5 miles of Nellis Air Force Base, which employs 9,500 military and civilian personnel with a total military population of more than 40,000, including family members and retired military personnel. Island […]

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Wonderful Pistachios Celebrates World Pistachio Day With New Flavors

Wonderful Pistachios is celebrating World Pistachio Day on Feb. 26 by introducing the new flavors of BBQ and Sea Salt & Vinegar Wonderful Pistachios No Shells. Available now at select online retailers and hitting store shelves nationwide in the U.S. and Canada by early April, the new Wonderful Pistachios No Shells flavors are a good source […]

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AFS Celebrates First Supermarket Employee Appreciation Day

Food Marketing Institute, in partnership with Salt Lake City, Utah-based Associated Food Stores, introduced Feb. 22 as Supermarket Employee Appreciation Day, with the first established day to observe supermarket employees and recognize the critical role they play in the communities they serve. Team members at Associated Food Stores received 5 percent off all purchases made Feb. […]

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Amazon Fresh Store Now Open In Fullerton, California

The new Amazon Fresh grocery store in Fullerton, California, is now open to the public. It is the seventh Amazon Fresh store to open in southern California and the 10th store in the country. Amazon Fresh has introduced new ways to make grocery shopping more convenient, including the Amazon Dash Cart, which enables customers to skip […]