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Crowded grocery aisles are becoming a problem

- Featured
I’ve long been convinced the model of in-store picking for online grocery isn’t sustainable in the long run, and the service’s rapid expansion during the pandemic is exposing pain points.  

Why it doesn’t matter how you cut a mango

- Produce with Pamela
I've seen ridiculous videos of consumers trying to figure out mangos. Here's my kindergartener taking you to school on how it's done.

Amazon’s grocery moves – a signal of more to come?

- Featured
Three years after Seattle-based Amazon acquired Austin, TX-based Whole Foods Market Inc., it seems that the tech giant is finally moving forward with grocery plans of its own.

Et tu, Consumer Reports?

- Produce with Pamela
By the time the annual Shoppers Guide to Pesticides in Produce (AKA Dirty Dozen) comes out every spring, the produce industry is ready with hackles raised.

Exploring COVID grocery trends

- General News
Now that we have several non-holiday weeks in a row to establish somewhat of a baseline, it was time to really look at the "why" behind the numbers. 

On the road at H-E-B’s newest Austin store

- Retail
See how a retailer treats click-and-collect and hot bars in a post-covid new opening.

Walmart, Target show strength of food

- Featured
Right now, I bet Kohls wishes it had made a bigger deal with Aldi than it did with Planet Fitness.

Retail banana pricing is…bananas

- Retail
When it comes to bananas, there’s a reason we use the word interchangeably with descriptions for insanity. It is nearly impossible to make sense of how this all continues to operate the way it does.  

Exploring the volume/price gap in fresh produce amid COVID-19

- Retail
Pamela and Anne-Marie drill down the numbers in the most recent IRI scan data, and explore the surprisingly long list of items with a volume/price gap in the week ending July 12. 

See Lowes Foods’ lighthearted take on a fresh-cut promotion

- Produce with Pamela
Lowes Foods is promoting its Pick & Prep value-added fresh produce with a lighthearted spoof on personal injury attorney advertisements.