Mission Produce Inc. (NASDAQ: AVO) and Calavo Growers, Inc. (NASDAQ: CVGW) have entered into a definitive agreement under which Mission will acquire Calavo in a cash-and-stock transaction. The transaction would give Mission entrée into the high-growth prepared food segment, complementing its avocado business with Calavo’s value-added, avocado-based prepared foods. In addition to a variety of ready-to-eat […]
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Swiftly’s Audience Optimizer Offers Retailers Digital Tools For Success
The Shelby Report recently visited with Swiftly, a Seattle-based retail technology platform, to learn more about its new Audience Optimizer, a tool designed to help brick-and-mortar retailers transition their marketing efforts from traditional print circulars to targeted digital campaigns. Sean Turner, co-founder and chief technology officer of Swiftly, said the platform provides retailers with digital […]
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Hendrix Honored As USC’s 2026 Food Industry Executive Of The Year
The USC Marshall School of Business has named Jeffrey Hendrix, senior executive at Bimbo Bakeries USA, as its Food Industry Executive of the Year for the Food Industry Management Program’s 2026 cohort. USC has recognized an exceptional food industry leader annually for nearly six decades. The honor goes to executives whose careers reflect strategic leadership, […]
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Stater Bros. Expands Partnership With Afresh
Stater Bros. Markets is scaling its partnership with Afresh Technologies, extending AI-driven inventory management beyond produce into additional fresh departments while implementing distribution center (DC) forecasting. The expansion follows strong results from the 171-store California chain’s recent produce deployment, which it said reduced shrink and improved product availability. The combined system connects real store demand […]
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Local Express Showcases Unified Commerce Platform
Local Express, an artificial intelligence-native unified commerce platform, highlighted its comprehensive technology solutions for grocery retailers during Grocery Shop in Las Vegas, emphasizing how the company has evolved from serving small-format stores to providing enterprise-level capabilities for retailers of all sizes. Maria Gallegos, chief marketing officer for Glendale, California-based Local Express, said the company is […]
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Walmart Opens New Supercenter In Eastvale, CA
Walmart has opened its first supercenter in Eastvale, California, marking the retailer’s entry into one of the state’s fastest-growing communities. The 170,000-square-foot store at 14100 Limonite Ave. held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 7:30 a.m. Jan. 14 before welcoming customers at 8 a.m. The store created about 300 jobs in the Inland Empire city, which has […]
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Raley’s Food For Families Marks 40 Years Of Hunger Relief
Raley’s Food For Families is marking 40 years of hunger relief with the launch of its 2026 Infrastructure Grant Program, a renewed funding initiative designed to strengthen food access across communities in California and Nevada. Since its founding in 1986, Raley’s Food For Families has donated more than $81 million and 70 million pounds of […]
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Keyed By Tally, Simbe Helps Grocers With Inventory, Workforce Issues
In a recent interview with The Shelby Report, South San Francisco-based Simbe highlighted how its autonomous retail intelligence solutions address critical inventory and operational challenges facing grocers. Simbe describes itself as the global leader in retail shelf digitization and combines artificial intelligence with robotics to provide retailers with real-time insights into store operations. The company […]