1. CPG: Food

Mars Wrigley unveils Skittles Giants Gooey

Mars Wrigley has launched Skittles Giants Gooey, the confectioner’s most ambitious new product development to date. Skittles Giants Gooey fill soft, fruity-flavoured giant candy with a gooey citrus core, “delivering a tangy hit of zestiness”. Alice Maramotti, Skittles senior brand manager, comments: “We have a track record… This story continues at Mars Wrigley unveils Skittles Giants Gooey […]
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  1. Channel: Grocery

New flavour for Carr’s Melts

Pladis presents new Caramelised Red Onion flavour to its Carr’s Melts range. With a chutney-inspired flavour baked in, the new launch sees these crisp wheaten biscuits infused with the sweet and smoky flavour of caramelised red onion. “We’re seeing consistently high demand for top-quality and… This story continues at New flavour for Carr’s Melts Or […]
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Golden Wonder new Chilli and Lime Transform-A-Snack

Golden Wonder has added a new addition to its £1 PMP range with Chilli and Lime Transform-A-Snack A spokesperson for the company said: “For generations, Golden Wonder Transform-a-Snack has been the tasty snacks that allow you to build your own out-of-this-world car before experiencing a cosmic flavour journey and… This story continues at Golden Wonder new Chilli and Lime Transform-A-Snack […]
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  1. Channel: Mass

Walmart+ Members will Get First Dibs on New Products During 24-Hour Event

From 12 noon ET on Monday, April 29 through noon on April 30, the Walmart+ Early Access online sales event will offer program members a curated assortment of products new to Walmart — including Dolly Parton’s Rockin’ New Baking Collection, Doritos Flamin’ Hot Mystery Flavor, Pampers diapers and men’s and women’s shoes from Reebok. “Walmart+ […]
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  1. Channel: Delivery

Foxtrot & Dom’s Market Sudden Closure: The Broader Impact

On April 23, 2024, Chicago-based premium convenience stores Foxtrot Market and Dom’s Kitchen & Market permanently and abruptly closed all 35 locations with news of a Chapter 7 filing for bankruptcy. The news sent shockwaves through Chicago and other major cities. In recent years, Foxtrot expanded to new markets in Washington, D.C., Dallas and Austin […]
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  1. Operations & Supply Chain

Five Shipping Tips To Benefit Your Ecommerce SMB Strategy

The growing ecommerce landscape represents an incredible opportunity for SMBs, allowing them to expand their reach into new geographies and connect with customers worldwide. That said, ecommerce growth does come with challenges to overcome.  One of the most significant issues of all is figuring out how you’re going to manage the complexities of shipping, both […]
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  1. Channel: Drug

Walgreens Looks to ‘Break Through Health Care Silos’ with New Specialty Pharmacy Division

Image courtesy Walgreens Walgreens is bringing all of its specialty pharmacy services into one integrated unit and expanding its offerings for patients suffering from complex chronic conditions with an investment in gene and cell services. It’s all part of what the company described as the “latest step to leverage its neighborhood pharmacies into fast-growing areas […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Are LLMs About To Hit A Wall?

Each new generation of large language model consumes a staggering amount of resources.  Meta, for instance, trained its new Llama 3 models with about 10 times more data and 100 times more compute than Llama 2. Amid a chip shortage, it used two 24,000 GPU clusters, with each chip running around the price of a […]
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  1. Data & Insights

Grocerant Guru’s Full-Flavored Forecast: 2024’s Flavorful Trends

  Get ready to tantalize your taste buds with a peek at what’s hot in the culinary world! Once again Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions® and his team,  are seeing some new signals of our ever-evolving consumer focused adoption of fresh food with functionality; including botanical infusions, and even a […]
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  1. Department & Category

Working lunch In focus: Food-to-go

Once again, lifestyles are changing. Workers are going back to the office, if not full-time then at least two or three days a week, which means popping out to the shops for a grab-and-go al fresco or ‘al desko’ lunch is back on the agenda.… This story continues at Working lunch In focus: Food-to-go Or […]
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  1. Stores & Formats

Asda’s c-stores trialling display screens for spirits sales

Asda is running a trial of digital spirits display screens in 23 of its Express stores, in partnership with Diageo. The screens allow customers to select from a larger choice of spirits, with the range increasing from 13 or 26 products to 50. The screens… This story continues at Asda’s c-stores trialling display screens for […]
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  1. Department: Nonfood

How Bark is Creating Products and Experiences that Pups (and Pup Parents) Love

Americans spent $136.8 billion on their pets in 2022, up from $123.6 billion in 2021, according to the American Pet Products Association. Half of these pet-owning households are run by millennials and Gen Zers, who don’t just look at their pets as “furry friends” but as their children. Bark is one company that is laser-focused […]
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  1. Data & Insights

The Estée Lauder Companies and Microsoft look to reimagine the beauty industry with generative AI tools

The Estée Lauder Companies and Microsoft Corp. have announced the creation of an AI Innovation Lab as an expansion of their global strategic relationship. Leveraging generative AI capabilities in Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI Service, the companies will work together to develop solutions for ELC’s more than 20 prestige beauty brands with the aim of creating closer […]
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  1. Media & Marketing

Rebag, Newegg Join Growing List of Retailers Launching Membership Programs

Membership programs are quickly becoming 2024’s hottest accessory, whether you’re a luxury resale platform or an electronics ecommerce site. Online marketplaces Rebag and Newegg have joined the growing roster of retailers launching membership programs. This year alone, the list of retailers that have launched or beefed up their loyalty and membership programs includes Albertsons, Carter’s, PetSmart, Target, Sunglass […]
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  1. Partnerships & Alt Profit

Mud House partners with Coolstays

Mud House is teaming up with Coolstays – the home of unique and unusual places to stay across the UK, Europe and worldwide – to launch a new on-pack promotion. For five months fifteen Mud House shoppers will win a getaway, with an additional £1000… This story continues at Mud House partners with Coolstays Or […]
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  1. Department: Food

Country Choice appoints allergen awareness ambassador

Country Choice, the provider of in-store bakery solutions for the convenience retail sector, has appointed its technical manager, Kerry Primarolo, as an ambassador for allergen awareness. Primarolo will be providing training to colleagues so that they can help customers to identify best practice in allergen… This story continues at Country Choice appoints allergen awareness ambassador […]
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  1. Channel: Dollar/Value

Co-op further drives growth ambitions with appointment of former Lidl property boss

Rachel Hargreaves has joined Co-op as director of property, development and estates, as the convenience retailer drives strategic growth plans. Joining Co-op from Lidl Great Britain, Rachel’s position involves a focus on ensuring Co-op is at the forefront of landowners, developers and agents minds as… This story continues at Co-op further drives growth ambitions with […]
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  1. International

Promotional feature Boost your sales by tapping into the demand for spicy snacks

PepsiCo explores the rising demand for spicy snacks amongst UK consumers, why working together is key to maximise the growth opportunity NPD has to offer, and how momentum can be maintained in the months ahead. Heating up the Savoury Snacking category Snacking remains hugely popular… This story continues at Promotional feature Boost your sales by […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

TelevisaUnivision to Debut Shoppable TV Experience at Latin American Music Awards

Spanish-language media and content company TelevisaUnivision has partnered with Shopsense AI to make some of its programming, on both linear and streaming platforms, shoppable.   Using onscreen QR codes and dedicated URLs, the Shopsense technology makes onscreen content shoppable via mobile devices by directing viewers to a show-specific digital store. The partnership will kick off […]
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  1. Data & Insights

Nurturing future leaders: Celebrating the graduates of Nielsen’s Diverse Leadership Network program

Nielsen’s 2024 Diverse Leadership Network graduates strike the #inspireinclusion pose for International Women’s Day Nielsen is focused on creating a better media future for all people, and that starts inside our own company, with our people. One of our leadership development programs is the Diverse Leadership Network (DLN). Through the DLN, we are investing in […]
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