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Publix pilots curbside pickup
LAKELAND, Fla. — Beginning Sept. 28, Publix will begin testing curbside grocery pickup at two locations in Florida. In addition, Metro-Atlanta stores will begin testing curbside pickup by the end of this year.

“We’ve had great success with Publix Delivery powered by Instacart, and the demand for online grocery services has continued to grow," stated Maria Brous, director of media and community relations, Publix. "So we’re excited to test Publix Curbside and learn more about how to best meet the evolving needs of our customers.”
CVS Pharmacy brings largest new format flagship to Times Square
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Pharmacy’s largest location featuring its new store format is now open to shoppers at the “crossroads of the world.” The company’s new two-story flagship Times Square location features CVS Pharmacy’s expanded health and beauty focused format the company rolled out earlier this year.

Kroger creates new website to identify local vendors

CINCINNATI — Kroger has launched a new website to welcome local and emerging brands to partner with the company.
Albertsons to serve up dynamic consumer offer with Plated acquisition

BOISE, Idaho — The acquisiton of Plated by Albertsons on Wednesday reverberated across retail as Albertsons successfully incorporated two key customer-capture elements into their business model – a personalized product selection coupled with a subscription option – and at the same time helped accelerate adoption of a trending meal kit service offering.

Among the key projected outcomes of this deal is for Plated to become the first omnichannel meal kit offering with national scale.
GMDC names HBW17 Showcase Top 10

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Global Market Development Center recently announced the top 10 rated products and merchandising displays showcased at their 2017 Health Beauty Wellness Marketing Conference. The event, which brought more than 200 retailers, wholesalers, suppliers and service companies together to discover the latest products and trends, includes an annual Showcase where participants select the brands they believe are the most innovative and will spark the greatest consumer demand.
Dannon launches Non-GMO Project-verified yogurts

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Several Dannon products have received the Non-GMO Project’s stamp of approval. From now on, Dannon’s whole milk yogurts, its plain quarts and its Danimals Smoothies will be carrying the Non-GMO Project-verified seal, denoting that they’re made with milk from cows that are fed non-GMO feed.
Report: Amazon playing big role in product research for consumers

TEL AVIV, Israel — Amazon is expanding into one of the go-to destinations for product discovery.

This was according to “Amazon: The Big E-Commerce Marketing Opportunity for Brands,” a report from Kenshoo. The study is based on 3,100 consumers in the United States, Germany, United Kingdom and France.
Henkel gets new North American HQ

Stamford, Conn. — Henkel Consumer Goods officially has a new North American Headquarters. The company began operations at its new location in downtown Stamford, Conn. in late August with the arrival of roughly 425 employees from both the company’s laundry and home care business and its beauty care business.
Oberto brings pepperoni jerky to meat snacks category

SEATTLE, Wash. — Oberto is expanding its product offerings and the jerky category with its latest launch. The company has unveiled its pepperoni jerky, which doesn’t require refrigeration and contains 11 g of protein per serving.
Baileys brings back pumpkin spice-flavored Irish cream

NEW YORK — Baileys is getting into the coming season with the revival of its pumpkin spice-flavored Irish cream. Initially introduced last year, the company sold out of its stock of Baileys Pumpkin Spice in three months and brought it back this autumn as a limited-edition flavor.