MARCH 20, 2023

5 things: We’re not in a recession — yet

Here’s 5 things you missed in grocery.

United Natural Foods continues to upgrade operations

Improving supply chain capabilities and overall customer experience part of transformation agenda.

Rite Aid expands retail delivery partnership with Amazon

The new service applies to a large selection of products including groceries and cosmetics.

Oat milk market valuation to reach $7.8B by 2030

The market’s expansion is attributed to the growing number of vegans and the desire for high-nutritional plant-based milk from health-conscious consumers.

Albertsons reveals redesign of its Open Nature brand

Open Nature brand debuts new dairy-free plant-based products and boasts one of the largest private label domestic grass-fed beef programs.

Is organic produce about to experience a drop?

The category has been on the rise. But will sales hang strong in 2023?

Kroger lands deal for self-driving truck deliveries

The retail will partner with Gatik to roll out customer orders in Dallas region.

Tell us what you think ...

Time to gear up for another work week. Let’s talk bots.

According to an op-ed in Fortune magazine by Walmart’s chief people officer Donna Morris, technology will always be there to aid human workers, not replace them. Palletizing robots, however, are now used in Walmart’s distribution centers removing “one of the toughest parts of the job for employees — material handling.” Does that sound like technology will be there to aid the workforce and not replace workers?

Let us know in the comments here, or email your thoughts to SN Executive Editor Chloe Riley at [email protected]. And have a great week.

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