Lakewood, CO—Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage announced in a press release that the company is expanding its footprint in mountain communities. The company is opening a store in Woodland Park, Colorado, on Wednesday, January 23, in order to provide the community with access to organic and natural groceries. Natural...
Whole Foods Market has decided to stop expanding its 365 store chain, according to a report by Yahoo! Finance. Yahoo! Finance reported that CEO John Mackey told employees the existing 12 stores will remain in business, but that, as Whole Foods is lowering prices regardless, it makes little sense for a...
Phoenix, AZ—Sprouts Farmers Market announced that nine new stores are scheduled to open in the second quarter of 2019, with plans to open approximately 30 stores before the end of this year. Plans include four stores that will feature an enhanced layout designed to optimize customer engagement. The company explained...
Lake Mills, WI—Oskri Organics Corp. is recalling several products due to a possible health risk, according to an announcement from the company. The products at issue are Oskri Organic Sunflower Butter Lot # 099, Oskri Tahini Butter Lot # 193, and Thrive Sunflower Butter Lot # 233, which have the potential...
As WholeFoods Magazine previously reported, Amazon is planning to build and expand Whole Foods stores across the U.S. in the hopes of putting more customers within range of its two-hour delivery service, Prime Now, according to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ). WSJ reported that this would bring Whole Foods to more suburbs, where...
Nine new cases of infection with E. coli O157:H7 have been reported, bringing the total number of people sickened in the U.S. between October 5 and November 18, 2018 to 52, the CDC reported in a food safety alert issued on December 6. Nineteen people have been hospitalized, including two who...
Phoenix, AZ -- Sprouts Farmers Market reported $38 million in net income, a 19% increase from the same period in 2017, in its third quarter 2018 earnings report. Other financials saw increases, too. The company reported net sales of $1.3 billion, a 10% increase, driven by comparable store sales growth...
German grocer Aldi is expanding its U.S. presence with a remodeling scheme, a new advertising campaign, and a national rollout of its delivery partnership with Instacart. The grocer plans to spend $5 billion to go from 1,800 to 2,500 stores, reports MediaPost, while remodeling existing stores and expanding fresh food...
Purchase, NY — PepsiCo’s $3.2 billion acquisition of the Israeli-based seltzer maker SodaStream International continues its push into healthy beverages and also rides the wave of resistance to plastics in the wastestream. SodaStream's products, marketed as a healthy alternative to sugary sodas, fit Pepsi's goal of "making more nutritious products...
Bentonville, AR — Walmart posted its best quarterly grocery sales growth in nine years and will offer home delivery to about 40% of the country by the end of 2018. Total ecommerce sales also grew 40% for the quarter. The news came during the retailer’s quarterly earnings report in which...
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