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TIME TO MOVE PAST COVID!

SpartanNash CEO tells NFRA conference to get back to pre-pandemic basics and focus on consumers and innovation. Having more SKUs doesn’t necessarily mean having more

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QUE PASA, AMAZON FRESH?

Amazon expects to open more Fresh stores later this year, after calling a halt so it can get things right. But what went wrong, and

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KUDOS TO KROGER, THEN A SLAP

Shortly after Newsweek magazine named Kroger one of “America’s Most Responsible Companies” for 2023 (the fourth year in a row), there was a full-page ad

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SPROUTS IN THE SPOTLIGHT

CEO Jack Sinclair discusses sales gains, marketing investments, private label and more in a conference call with securities analysts on Nov. 8.  Phoenix-based Sprouts Farmers

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RECORD TURNOUT AT NFRA CONVENTION

Manufacturers held an estimated 3,600 meetings with retailers. Here’s a look at the strong numbers. More than 1,400 industry executives — a new record —

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NOTABLE QUOTABLES

Why Kroger uses ‘fresh’ in dairy as a differentiator; why you won’t see big jumps in promos; how shoppers, manufacturers and retailers are shifting inflation

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BEAN GUM & CREAM CHEESE

Kraft Heinz is among many companies facing commodity shortages. In a recent call with securities analysts, the company noted that bean gum is a key

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IRI TO OFFER NEW PANEL INSIGHTS

IRI, the Chicago-based research firm, has launched the IRI OmniConsumer Receipt Panel, which will source receipt data from 120,000 active households where they shop. The

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PELTZ VS. BEN & JERRY’S?

Now that Nelson Peltz has gained a seat on the board of Unilever, observers think the activist investor may try to exert influence over the

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