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Plastic Utensils From Delivery Are Flooding Our Drawers—And Landfills

The Lempert Report: Growth in single-use plastics amid the pandemic is compounding the issue of waste. By Phil Lempert on Dec. 22, 2020

Contributing editor Phil Lempert, known as The Supermarket Guru, provides commentary on issues affecting food and food retailing.

Delivery Sustainability The Lempert Report

The Fresh Market soups up its video content with AI chatbot

Sponsorcart tech now available on CitrusAd platform

Winsight Grocery Business launches new daily podcast

Digital Video Display Specialist Lightbox Enters Grocery Space

Instacart’s AI chatbot is ready to tell you what wine pairs with that

Loblaw to pull plug on ‘endless aisles’ e-marketplace

Fareway breaks ground in Norwalk, Iowa

Why Things Are Looking Up for Summer Grilling Season

Expanding Premium Snack Options Can Boost Profitability, Enhance Customer Experience

Sports Entertainment All Year Long Can Increase Sales of Game Day Snacks

How Grocery Retailers Can Save on Fresh Prepared Meal Costs as Consumer Demand Mounts

What's in Store for Grocery in 2023

Crime & Safety: When Prevention Isn't Enough

Crime & Safety: When Prevention Isn't Enough

The stresses of the ongoing pandemic, coupled with mounting economic uncertainty, social unrest and more have fueled a pressure cooker for grocery and convenience store customers and their employees.

How to win in fresh in 2023: Forget one-size-fits-all

How to win in fresh in 2023: Forget one-size-fits-all

U.S. consumers in 2022 were nothing if not channel surfers. Tuned into a widening lineup of local retailers offering fresh food, consumers were willing to shop around and try new retailer categories as they sought to ease the pinch of grocery inflation, which stood at 11.8% in December.

Introducing WGB’s new grocery store opening map

New store updates are important to our readers, so we’re adding a monthly feature to highlight them and demonstrate supermarket growth trends around the country.

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