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    Events April 11, 2024

    SFA's Holiday Hustle Webinar: Strategic Planning for Festive Profits

    Effective planning for the holiday season is crucial for increasing sales, engaging customers, and enhancing brand loyalty.
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    Industry Operations April 11, 2024

    Fresh Thyme Market Launches Cake Competition

    Fresh Thyme Market is giving local bakeries the chance to win $10,000 in celebration of its tenth birthday.
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    Kroger Debuts Latin Flavor Event

    Kroger said Wednesday it is kicking off Cinco de Mayo celebrations with a four-week Latin flavors event.
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    Industry Operations April 11, 2024

    Illinois Launches Food Desert Grant Program

    Tuesday, Governor JB Pritzker and Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton joined food justice advocates and local stakeholders to unveil a grant program from the Illinois Grocery Initiative.
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    Trends and Statistics April 11, 2024

    Online Grocery Sales Flat

    The U.S. digital grocery market ended March with monthly sales totaling $8.0 billion, holding steady compared to a year ago.
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    Whole Foods Names Supplier All Stars

    Whole Foods Market today announced the recipients of its Supplier All-Star Awards for 2023.
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    Fuji Mart Plots Expansion to Virginia, Rhode Island

    Fuji Mart Corp., which operates a chain of seven Japanese grocery stores in the Northeast, is planning to expand to two new markets this year.
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    Industry Operations April 10, 2024

    PCC, Industry Stakeholders Consider Next Steps for Regenerative Agriculture

    Retail co-op PCC Community Markets recently hosted an event, PCC’s Convening on Regenerative and Organic Food Systems, wherein the retailer worked with roughly 85 food system leaders...
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    Chicago Trader Joe's Employees File to Unionize

    On Monday, Trader Joe’s employees at a location in Chicago filed for a union election.
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    Events April 10, 2024

    Whole Foods CEO to Deliver Summer Fancy Food Show Keynote

    Jason Buechel, Whole Foods Market CEO, will give the keynote address at the 68th Summer Fancy Food Show, taking place June 23-25 at the Javits Center in New York City.
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    Industry Operations April 10, 2024

    Inflation Persisted in March

    Inflation heated up in March, hurting the Federal Reserve’s case for interest rate cuts in June.
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    Industry Operations April 09, 2024

    SFA Webinar Preview: The Best Ways to Capitalize on Seasonal Trends

    Effective holiday season planning is crucial for increasing sales, engaging customers, and enhancing brand loyalty...
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    Industry Operations April 09, 2024

    Global Retailers Collaborate on VC Fund

    Ahold Delhaize, Tesco, Australia- and New Zealand-based Woolworths Group, Canada-based Empire Company Limited/Sobeys Inc., and Africa-based Shoprite have come together...
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    Industry Operations April 09, 2024

    Colorado Bill Would Limit Liquor Sales

    Many independent liquor store owners are advocating for HB 24-1373, a Colorado bill that would restrict hard liquor and spirits sales to designated liquor stores in the state...
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    Industry Operations April 09, 2024

    CPG Brands Target Low-Income Americans

    Americans who rely on government benefits to purchase food are cutting spending, prompting major CPG companies to rethink their strategies, reports Reuters.