Articles Tagged with ''retailers''

Calgary Co-op acquires Community Natural Foods

Calgary Co-op and Community Natural Foods maintain more than 100 years of combined community presence.

November 6, 2019

Calgary Co-op, Canada, acquired the retail business of Community Natural Foods, Canada.

Study reveals shoppers going to the mall to eat at food court, not shop

Nearly 7% of shoppers surveyed say they go to the mall to eat at the food court or just hang out instead of visiting a big box store.

November 6, 2019

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More and more consumers are visiting shopping centers with supermarkets as the main store and stores not part of a shopping center or mall, according to a survey conducted by UBS, Switzerland.

3 ways retailers can clean up in 2018

Welcome to the 21st century retail experience, where tech companies are grocers, more than a dozen home delivery food services compete for your porch and traditional big box retailers re-think store design to accommodate consumers’ expectations of technology and convenience.

Tony Atti

May 15, 2018

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Here are three advantages that advanced refrigeration and freezer technology can provide to help grocers not just weather the retail disruption on the horizon, but also thrive.

Key trends shaping the future of grocery retailing

There are a number of trends putting pressure on food retailers of all stripes, from supermarkets whose bread and butter is groceries to supercenters and drugstores.

March 22, 2017

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What could be said 20 years ago is even truer today—the U.S. food retailing business has never been more competitive.

Retail shelf solution features emotional artificial intelligence capabilities

January 27, 2017

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Cloverleaf, San Diego, Calif., announced shelfPoint, what is said to be the industry’s first dynamic shelf solution with built-in emotional artificial intelligence (emotion AI) capabilities.

Tops Markets opens new freezer warehouse

The new facility has the capacity of holding 2,500 SKUs and ensures that the company will no longer have to rely on outside storage.

August 23, 2016

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Tops Friendly Markets, Williamsville, N.Y., announced plans to move its freezer warehouse to an expansive 200,000-square-foot facility in West Seneca, N.Y.

Lidl US to establish regional HQs, distribution center

The $100 million facility will create 100 new jobs in the state and open no later than 2018.

August 12, 2016

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Lidl, Arlington, Va., announced plans to establish a regional headquarters and distribution center in Elkton, Md.

2 member-owned cooperatives join forces to help retailers compete

The synergies between the joint cooperatives is designed to help retailers thrive.

August 1, 2016

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Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG), Kansas City, Kan., and Affiliated Foods Midwest (AFM), Norfolk, Neb., reached an agreement to combine the two cooperatives’ distribution businesses.

Northwest Grocers, Unified Grocers form strategic alliance

This partnership will increase buying power and synergies created from this new “virtual chain” of stores.

July 13, 2016

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Northwest Grocers (NWG), Tukwila, Wash., and Unified Grocers, Commerce, Calif., formed a new strategic alliance.

Fiesta Mart acquires Minyard Food Stores

With the Minyard Food Stores acquisition, Fiesta will now operate 70 stores across Texas.

July 7, 2016

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Fiesta Mart, LLC, Houston, Texas, announced plans to acquire 11 Minyard Food Stores in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex from RLS Supermarkets, LLC, Carrollton, Texas.

Refrigerated & Frozen Foods Magazine

Refrigerated & Frozen Foods May 2020 cover

2020 May

The May 2020 issue of Refrigerated & Frozen Foods magazine highlights sustainable solutions for companies along the cold chain, plus coronavirus and food safety coverage, lift truck technology, pizza innovations, new dairy and dairy-alternative products, plus much more—just click the stories below to start reading.

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