Smart & Final hosting community fundraising campaign 10.23.2020 By Emily Park Smart & Final is running a fundraising campaign to support local organizations in California, Arizona and Nevada.Read More
Perimeter demand holding at 10-12% over 2019 sales 10.15.2020 By Emily Park In the month of September, the fresh perimeter came in 11.6% above year-over-year sales.Read More
Placer.ai report: Mission-driven grocery shopping has staying power 10.14.2020 By Emily Park The COVID pandemic has fundamentally altered the grocery sector from the way consumers shop to the stores consumers choose to shop at.Read More
Parents packing more school lunches amid pandemic 10.12.2020 By Jeff Gelski Study shows increased use of pre-packaged snacks among US, UK parents.Read More
Downturn of US economy is factoring into how shoppers make purchase decisions 10.09.2020 By Jeff Gelski Discounts and promotions could become popular, according to Nielsen.Read More
FMI to hold food price discussions 10.06.2020 By Emily Park Online opportunities will include a report and online learning events, Food Prices 101 and Grocery Shopper Food Price Perceptions. Read More
Foodservice Recovery: Reviving the perimeter's biggest revenue stream 10.04.2020 By Emily Park With COVID-19 expected to be the new norm for the foreseeable future, retailers are left to figure out how to begin recovering lost sales.Read More
Barons Market replaces salad bar with premade salads 09.24.2020 By Emily Park The grocer has moved forward with re-purposing the salad bar to serve seven premade salads. Read More
Shoppers indicate interest in touchless food sample kiosks 09.24.2020 By Emily Park Nine out of 10 shopper indicated that they still would prefer to try something before they buy it.Read More
Consumers crave familiar foods amid pandemic 09.23.2020 By Emily Park Two in three Americans are reverting to childhood food favorites and eating more comfort food during the pandemic. Read More