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Target Q3 sales gains roll on

Owned brands such as the new Kindfull pet brand added to a streak of Q3 sales gains that go back to 2019, as all five core merchandising categories saw huge sales gains in the latest Q3 2021 report.
RFI Summit: Pandemic fuels retail foodservice

Research delivered during the Retail Foodservice Innovation Summit shows consumers stuck at home, eat more at home, and grocers are taking advantage with exclusive foods.

Whole Foods grows foodservice business through delivery

Whole Foods has expanded its pickup and delivery service on its app, now allowing for exclusive, hot and prepared foods to be ordered with ease.
Albertsons Own Brands on pace for year-end goal

Retailer reported a strong second quarter, highlighted by its aggressive omnichannel strategy and store brand penetration.
Instacart adds fresh food delivery for grocers

The leading packaged grocery deliverer has acquired a platform to integrate foodservice delivery, building bigger online baskets for supermarkets.
Kroger accelerates local, diverse supplier partnerships

Retailer named five winners of its Go Fresh & Local Supplier Accelerator.
United Family fires up Hatch Chiles

The regional chain is roasting Hatch Chiles live at stores and is incorporating a range of new fresh and exclusive products around its Hatch Chile Fest promotion.
How reduced SKUs impact Amazon Fresh merchandising

Analysts Brick Meets Click finds Amazon's 12 Amazon Fresh stores show a lesser dependence on national brands.
Bashas donates 11,520-pounds worth of apples to food banks

The retailer donated eight pallets of its apples to nonprofits throughout Arizona.
Natural Grocers releases greens grown from nearby hydroponic garden

A variety of lettuces are available at a store in Lakewood, Colo., grown on-site in its GardenBox hydroponic garden.
Chewy launches private brand in fresh category

The Tylee’s brand of foods bring the online pet retailer into fresh, prepared foods with patented sustainable packaging to keep foods fresh for delivery.
Why fresh is the growth engine of the store

As more category sales shift online, retailers need to differentiate themselves in stores, and fresh is the perfect place to do it, according to Nielsen.
Soup's on ... that is, fresh and healthy soup

Mintel forecasts that category will increase 9 percent in sales during the next five years. But retailers must promote comfort food's better-for-you attributes
How to 'soup' up the fresh department

Whether a comfort food or vehicle for creative experimentation, fresh-prepared soup can captivate customers and differentiate grocery retailers from the competition

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