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  • Annie Chun's expands seaweed snack line

    LA PALMA, Calif. -- Pan-Asian snack brand Annie Chun's is giving moms more lunchbox options just in time for back-to-school season.

    The brand has launched better-for-you Seaweed Crisps and new Organic Seaweed Snacks. The new snacks are perfectly portioned, low-calorie and tout the many health benefits of marine veggies—including vitamins A, B and C, a broad range of minerals, essential iron, protein and fiber—making them ideal for nutrient-rich snacking come lunch time, between class, or after-school.

  • For Meijer, bigger is still better

    While Target and Walmart experiment with smaller stores, Meijer says the big box superstore is still key to its growth plans well into the future.  (Crains)

  • Report: Publix to open Richmond stores in 2017

    Publix is speeding up its plans to open stores in the Richmond, Va., area. The chain is building new stores and buying 10 Martin’s Food Markets and converting them into Publix stores, which are now set to open in 2017. (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

  • Forbes: Why Walmart bought Jet.com

    Walmart needed to buy Jet.com rather than build its e-commerce capabilities and there's three things that will happen after the acquisition is complete. (Forbes)

  • Report identifies holiday shopping challenges

    Consumers expect to spend the same or less on holiday gifts this year.
     
  • Loblaw to purchase Canadian healthcare tech company QHR

    BRAMPTON, Ontario and KELOWNA, British Columbia — Loblaw, owner of Canada’s largest retail pharmacy chain Shoppers Drug Mart, announced Monday that it will be acquiring healthcare technology company QHR. Loblaw will be paying $170 million for the provider of electronic medical records, which is a 22% premium to the closing price on the Toronto Stock Exchange, and QHR’s board of directors has approved the deal. 
     
  • Shopko loses EVP of retail Persaud

    GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Shopko Stores confirmed Monday that Executive Vice President of Retail at Andre Persaud has left the company.

    Persaud joined Shopko Stores in April 2015 and oversaw the two retail divisions (Shopko and Hometown) and the health services division inclusive of pharmacy.

  • Report: Amazon planning to open drive-up grocery store

    The world’s biggest online retailer is planning to open a drive-up grocery store in its hometown.
     
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