Grocery
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Trucking
Cowan Systems acquires Pennsylvania-based Carlisle Carrier
Cowan Systems has acquired family-owned regional carrier Carlisle Carrier as it looks to strengthen its Northeast presence.
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Business
Possible grocery strike raises questions about online delivery in Southern California
A strike by thousands of union workers at major Southern California supermarket chains would have a huge upside for non-union big box grocers and e-retailers…
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Canada
Transportation System Delivers Year-Round Produce
Americans have become used to buying fruit and vegetables year-round. But it wasn’t always that way, and improved transportation is the key to year-round produce.
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Autonomous Vehicles
Autonomous cargo vans to deliver Walmart’s groceries with Udelv
Walmart will deploy autonomous vehicles to deliver groceries for customers, according to Tom Ward, senior vice president of digital operations for the retail giant. Autonomous…
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FreightWaves Infographics
Online Grocery Sales
By 2022 consumers could be spending $100B a year on online groceries.
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News
FreshDirect fumbles: will sales go stale?
In a message to customers, FreshDirect CEO McInerney apologized for the rocky segue. The transition to the new Bronx facility “has not been as smooth…
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News
Holy cow! 130,000 pounds of beef recalled nationwide
The US Department of Agriculture has issued a Class 1 recall on 130,000 pounds of ground beef nationwide, according to a news release from the…
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News
Rising transportation costs, Brazil trucking strike put pressure on Kellogg’s profit margins
Kellogg (NYSE: K) is the latest company to cite rising freight costs as a threat to profit margins in 2018, according to the Wall Street…
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Company earnings
Amazon dominates online grocery market, reports strong growth rate in Q2
Amazon (AMZN: NYSE) is a power player in the online grocery scene, with sales growing at a rate of 40 percent year-over-year.
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News
Citing freight costs, declining sales, General Mills to cut 625 jobs
Citing depressed sales for products like its line of Yoplait yogurts and ‘rising commodity and freight expenses,’ General Mills announced it would eliminate hundreds of…
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