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Study: 1 out of 3 shoppers will buy groceries online

This study indicates that e-grocery has moved from a differentiator to a critical method of doing business.
May 2, 2017
Unata, Canada, surveyed over 500 shoppers in December 2016 from across the United States, qualifying the adoption of online grocery shopping in 2016 and the appetite for e-grocery in 2017.
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Study: Men shop grocery stores as often as women

The MegaStudy also revealed that 68% of grocery visits are relatively small trips—10 items or less.
May 2, 2017
Contrary to common perceptions, women now account for just 51% of grocery store shoppers, narrowing the gender gap in this key consumer packaged goods channel.
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Study: IoT readiness remains challenge for many supply chains

The study suggests that large-scale integrators and other channel partners will be among the biggest IIoT beneficiaries over the next several years.
May 2, 2017
A majority of executives at large global companies expect the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) to significantly impact business performance and competitiveness over the next three years, according to a new study released by the Business Performance Innovation (BPI) Network.
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US Foods to acquire FirstClass Foods

FirstClass Foods has been delivering high-quality center-of-the-plate products throughout Southern California since 1962.
May 2, 2017
US Foods, Rosemont, Ill., announced plans to acquire FirstClass Foods, a privately owned meat manufacturing company based in Hawthorne, Calif.
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Study: Individual characteristics more important than shopping environment

The social and demographic factors were nearly twice as important as where one shopped for food in predicting consumption of unhealthy food, according to the study.
May 1, 2017
When it comes to predicting consumption of unhealthy food, who a person is may matter more than where they shop for food, according to a study conducted by RAND Corp., Santa Monica, Calif.
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Study: How Big Data can help save the planet

This new study leverages mobile network data to estimate levels of carbon emissions and air pollution in cities.
May 1, 2017
Teralytics, New York, Telefónica NEXT, Germany, and sustainability solution provider South Pole Group, San Francisco, conducted a study in Nuremberg, Germany, that reveals the analysis of mobile network data as an effective way to estimate CO2 and NOX emissions in urban areas.
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