Dept. Natural / Organic

  1. Department: Food
  Regular readers of this blog know that Winsight grocery magazine is being rolled into Supermarket News.  Last week Russell Redman wrote another very good article for about grocery stores that are offering mix and match bundled grocerant niche Ready-2-Eat and Heat-N-Eat meal deals that save the consumer both time and money.  According to Steven […]
  1. Channel: Ecommerce & Digital
Amazon is piloting an add-on grocery subscription for Prime members in three cities that will give members access to unlimited grocery delivery on orders over $35 from Whole Foods Market and Amazon Fresh, as well as unlimited 30-minute pickup on orders of any size. The service — which is being tested in Denver, Sacramento, Calif. […]
  1. Shopper & Customer
Peer recommendations have been a trusted endorsement for products and services since the earliest days of commerce. However, in the “age of influence,” brands maximize this word-of-mouth endorsement and spread it far and wide through authentic and paid channels. This age-old practice of sharing advice transcends consumer markets. It’s taking hold in the B2B space […]
  1. Shopper & Customer
The peak holiday season usually brings a welcome boost in sales and festive cheer for merchants. Known shopping events such as Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Thanksgiving, and Christmas pique consumer interest and lead to increased customer traffic. But while you might support year-end customer activities with festive purchase options, there’s a potential threat to all […]
  1. Technology & Innovation
As the holiday season nears, artificial intelligence is transforming retail marketing in the beauty sector. However, responsible AI usage is crucial to maintaining trust with wary consumers. Our VisualGPS research revealed that in 2023, AI makes 63 percent of Americans very nervous, rising from 53 percent in 2022. So, as AI-generated visual content enters the […]
  1. Technology & Innovation
Over the past three years, automation has gone from the background to the forefront of everyday business across industries, observes Gavin Donley, Head of Marketing at Brain Corp. Automation consists of many separate but related trends and sub-trends, but the burgeoning presence of collaborative autonomous mobile robots, or AMRs, stands as a defining force reshaping […]
  1. Department: Food
While many businesses are always out there trying to reduce costs so they can perfectly retain their business how it is, there’s one thing that can swiftly damage a business to the point of no recovery, and that’s a natural disaster. Now, dealing with a natural disaster is honestly everyone’s worst nightmare. They can take […]
  1. Data & Insights
Some phrases become so common that they bring thinking to a grinding halt. A new one poses a special risk to retailers, because it may prevent them from seizing opportunities to keep up with competitors. The phrase in question? “The AI revolution.” To be clear, artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming retail. But retailers need to […]
  1. Agencies & Vendors
One of the benefits of being a RangeMe Starter or Premium subscriber is that you can participate in retailer sourcing campaigns, increasing your chances of getting your products discovered. This is just what Gianna Malatrasi, Co-Founder & CEO of The Panza did. The brand was one of 12 selected by Madeleine Yastrow, Owner of Maddie’s […]
  1. Shopper & Customer
Axios reports that “Gen Zers are expected to overtake baby boomers in the U.S. workforce by early next year, per a new analysis of census data from Glassdoor.” The story suggests that “the workplace is giving more Gen Z energy — and if you don’t understand what that means, it’s time to bone up on the […]
  1. Channel: Ecommerce & Digital
Discount home goods retailer Big Lots has partnered with Uber Eats to offer delivery services from its more than 1,200 stores across the country in time for the holiday season. Uber Eats users will gain access to exclusive Big Lots brands like Broyhill home décor items as well as other brands and private label products, […]
  1. Channel: Ecommerce & Digital
Discount home goods retailer Big Lots has partnered with Uber Eats to offer delivery services from its more than 1,200 stores across the country in time for the holiday season. Uber Eats users will gain access to exclusive Big Lots brands like Broyhill home décor items as well as other brands and private label products, […]
  1. Trends & External Forces
Organic fertilizers provide a natural way to nourish plants by using sources like compost, animal manure, and plant remains. They offer essential nutrients without artificial chemicals and help enrich the soil, improve its structure, and encourage beneficial microbial activity. Unlike conventional fertilizers, organic fertilizers promote healthier plants, which leads to sustainable agriculture and bountiful harvests […]
  1. Shopper & Customer
Yes, success does leave clues and if you want to garner the attention of Gen Z consumers you had better start thinking like a QSR according to Steven Johnson, Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions® who stated “David Portalatin and his team at NPD left plenty of success clues on how to garner […]
  1. Media & Marketing
[[“value”:” Share Copy Link Pandora’s EBIT margin was 16.5% over in the quarter. Credit: Charity Davenport/ Flickr (Creative Commons). Denmark-based jewellery manufacturer and retailer Pandora has reported a total revenue of DKr5.57bn ($798.33m) in the third quarter (Q3) of 2023, compared with DKr5.26bn in Q3 2022. Driven by the Phoenix strategy, the company delivered organic […]
  1. Department: Food
    [[“value”:” Consumers flocked to the frozen-food aisles during the peak of the pandemic, and some of that heightened demand appears to have staying power. Dollar sales of many frozen items have continued to show growth over the last three years, including frozen meals, desserts, and frozen fruits and vegetables. Although price inflation is […]
  1. Channel: Ecommerce & Digital
The Wall Street Journal reported last week that Amazon is closing down its two “Amazon Style” clothing stores, one in Los Angeles and the other in Columbus, Ohio. The shuttering follows Amazon’s recent pattern of closing bricks-and-mortar concepts that did not get traction, including its bookstores and Four-Star stores.  Amazon also largely has paused the […]
  1. Channel: Restaurants
  Did you know that one in two people said they like to order directly from the restaurant, with 44% choosing to do so as it allows them to personalize their order better. According to the team at Foodservice Solutions® consumers are talking digital, ordering digital, and thinking digital. According to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® […]
  1. Stores & Formats
The more traffic your shopping site receives, the more casual visitors it can convert into paying customers. That sounds like a simple premise, but making it a reality requires hard work and some savvy decisions. Here are some well-trod options for boosting visitor numbers, and ideally earning more sales as well. Utilize Social Media Platforms […]
  1. Trends & External Forces
BENTONVILLE, Ark. – Walmart Health is entering into a relationship with Ambetter from Sunshine Health, which provides insurance to individuals through the Florida health insurance marketplace, and with Orlando Health, a private, not-for-profit network of community and specialty hospitals across Florida, through Care Coordination Agreements. The agreements will provide Floridians with increased access to affordable health care options throughout the […]
  1. Corporate Strategy
    [[“value”:” Andre Persaud has been named president and CEO of retail for United Natural Foods Inc. Persaud will be in charge of UNFI’s Cub Foods and Shoppers Food Warehouse. He has spent almost 30 years in retail and has served in senior leadership roles with major food and pharmacy companies the last two […]
  1. Corporate Strategy
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI) announced the appointment of Andre Persaud as president and chief executive officer of Retail, effective November 6, 2023. Persaud will lead the company’s two retail banners, CUB (located primarily in Minnesota) and Shoppers Food Warehouse (located primarily in Washington D.C. and Maryland). He will serve on UNFI’s […]
  1. Department & Category
    [[“value”:” Whole Foods Market is on the verge of opening a new 45,791-square-foot store in Kansas in the city of Overland Park. The store, which opens Nov. 15., will be a relocation of an existing store in the area which has been open since 2007. Related: Whole Foods forecasts top 10 food trends […]
  1. Agencies & Vendors
IN BRIEF: Maddie’s Market, an independent gourmet foods retailer in Highland Park, Ill., sought new pantry items for its assortment that were not available at local chains The retailer worked with RangeMe on a sourcing campaign that delivered product submissions from 320 qualified brands across several categories Owner Maddie Yastrow selected more than a dozen […]
  1. Department: Food
FreshDirect has selected six NYC-area brands for its initial Rising Industry Producers and Entrepreneurs (R.I.P.E.) initiative, a one-year pilot program for food, beverage and personal care brands with retail ambitions. The emerging and diverse-owned companies will receive expert advice and be able to leverage internal FreshDirect resources to grow their brands, including help adapting strategies […]
  1. Corporate Finance
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE:CL): Net sales increased 10.5%; Organic sales* increased 9.0% with growth in five out of six divisions and in all four categories GAAP EPS and Base Business EPS* both increased 16% to $0.86 GAAP Gross profit margin increased 130 basis points to 58.5% Base Business Gross profit margin* increased 140 basis […]
  1. Data & Insights
Time is the essential asset. Franz Kafka wrote “The meaning of life is that it stops”. How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives wrote Anne Dillard. Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? asked Mary Oliver Life is a journey […]
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The National Retail Federation (NRF) has updated a report that had attributed “nearly half” of 2021’s $94.5 billion in retail shrink to organized retail crime, saying the data point was part of two-year-old testimony to a U.S. Senate committee by Ben Dugan, former President of the Organized Retail Crime Resource Center. The NRF report was […]

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