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Retailers

Target, Wegmans and Kroger Limit Purchases

Major grocery chains across the country are limiting purchases on items from disinfecting wipes to shelf-stable foods in the wake of the coronavirus stockpiling frenzy.

Industry Partners

WMU Food Marketing Conference Latest To Be Postponed Due to COVID-19

The university’s single-largest revenue stream is upended indefinitely. Meanwhile, Natural Products Expo West organizers decide next steps on the postponement of last week’s confab.

Retailers

Anxious Shoppers Overload Carts at Costco

By Jon Springer on Mar. 06, 2020

Robust Q2 figures are enhanced by heavy volumes as the club store retailer's members stock up on virus prep needs.

Retailers

Kroger Recaptures Momentum—and the Market

By Jon Springer on Mar. 05, 2020

CEO Rodney McMullen says fourth-quarter results illustrate the retailer was deepening its "competitive moats" and seeing benefits from better execution.

Industry Partners

Coronavirus Sparks a Spate of Grocery Trade Show Cancellations

By Kat Martin on Mar. 05, 2020

As the outbreak intensifies, along with sharp increases in corporate travel restrictions and heightened concerns, the grocery industry’s key events and supply chains are taking major hits.

Industry Partners

Shoptalk Shifts to Groceryshop Slot as Coronavirus Escalates

By WGB Staff on Mar. 05, 2020

Shoptalk has been rescheduled for September as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, moving Groceryshop to 2021.

Wellness

Coronavirus From the Foodservice Vantage Point

By WGB Staff on Mar. 05, 2020

A Technomic white paper examines how the virus could impact the food industry.

CPG

Skittish Shoppers Taking to Stores to Stock ‘Pandemic Pantries’

By Meg Major on Mar. 03, 2020

Nielsen identifies top-selling items amid coronavirus concerns that are poised to impact global supply chains.

Retailers

Natural Products Expo West Facing Sharp Decline Because of Coronavirus Outbreak

By Meg Major on Mar. 02, 2020

Buyers from H-E-B, Costco, Advantage Solutions, Mom's Organic, Harris Teeter and Whole Foods Market were among the retailers opting out of the annual confab, which has been indefinitely postponed on projections of fewer retail buyers, exhibitors and low turnout.

Fresh Food

Demand for Meat Doesn’t Slow Despite Purchase Limitations

By Anne-Marie Roerink on May 28, 0020

The pandemic, well into its second month, is still affecting how customers purchase meat and is not reflective of everyday buying patterns.

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