The National Retail Federation has launched its Mobile Retail Initiative to offer best practices and learning opportunities for retailers diving into mobile commerce and marketing.
The volume of fresh fruits and vegetables purchased by American grocery shoppers increased over the past year, according to the latest installment of the United Fresh Foundation’s “Fresh Facts on Retail” report, which profiled fruit and vegetable sales during the fourth quarter of 2009.
The Kroger Co. has stepped up as the first national retail chain to encourage its suppliers to subscribe to the Rapid Recall Exchange, an online service that standardizes and accelerates food and product recalls and withdrawals.
As part of its “Be Good to Your Whole Body” campaign in its Whole Body departments, Whole Foods Market this month is boosting its efforts to educate consumers on its Premium Body Care standards.
FreshDirect now delivers to four communities in the Greenwich, Conn., area, and has doubled its presence in upstate Westchester County, N.Y. to 21 communities.
In a bid to grow its presence in western Pennsylvania, Giant Eagle, Inc. is buying five former Penn Traffic stores from their current owner, Tops Markets, LLC.
More than any other generation before them, baby boomers are learning how to manage such age-related health conditions as high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes.