Smoke-and-Mirror Retailing
When an external enemy attacks, it tends to create a response. Look at how Wal-Mart, most recently with its acquisition of Jet.com, is consciously trying to… Read More
The Fruits of Thought
Perspective Needed On Current State Of The World
It is as if the world turned dark. In the United Kingdom, the nation lit the fuse via the referendum to overturn almost a half-century… Read More
Local Food Safety Risk Not To Be Ignored
Retailers and the retail supply chain experienced a break on food safety lately with the highest profile case being Chipotle, and thus the foodservice sector…. Read More
What Is The Future For A Supermarket?
There are long-held rumors that the Golub and Wegman families — who have known each other for generations — intentionally minimized overlap, but with changes… Read More
Belgium In Our Thoughts
I often wonder what happened to Mrs. Hermanns. Her company is lost in memory, but when this author cut his eye-teeth in the produce industry,… Read More
A 10-Year Transition – Produce Moves From Presumed Safe To Always-Suspect
When the Great Spinach Crisis of 2006 broke out, it confused the industry and changed the way the media and regulators thought about fresh produce. Up to that… Read More
‘Message’ Sent By Wal-Mart’s Store Closings
Retailers close stores all the time without making a big deal. When Wal-Mart made a prominent decree that it was closing 269 stores globally, of… Read More
The Produce World Of 2016: Power Shifts To Producers
Want to know the state of the produce industry in 2016? True story: A California grower/shipper, one of the largest in the world, meets with an old… Read More