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These gains reflect the impact of inflation and the crosswinds created by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Brick Meets Click/Mercatus grocery shopping survey.

This November, the Food Safety Modernization Act’s latest law will go into effect, meaning food retailers will have to make big technical, financial and operational changes.

Jonathan Charlton of UNFI sent us photos of some of his best summer produce displays for PMG’s summer contest of the Produce Artist Award Series. What about you? Do it before the deadline!

Natural Grocers, one of the largest family-operated organic, natural grocery retailers in the U.S., celebrates its 67th anniversary August 18-20 with Epic Savings, prizes, giveaways and more for shoppers.

How to merchandise the dizzying number of Eastern apple varieties to drive sales in the produce department.

From “glocal” food to apples on Instagram, PMG Editor Amy Sowder upacks the August issue.

Produce shoppers will notice some changes in the next 10 weeks at local Gerrity’s supermarket, a northeastern Pennsylvania chain of 10 grocery stores — who announced in June their company was joining Wakefern.

Come Oct. 1, Hy-Vee Inc. will have a new CEO and president of retail operations and also chairman of the board of directors: Jeremy Gosch.

Retailers, produce managers, merchandisers and marketers can also use the board trend for apple season, in making promotional campaigns, in print at point of sale or online at the virtual store and on social.

Sorting through our tech advancements reminds me how far we’ve come: I remember my oldest brother holed up in his bedroom in the late ‘80s or early ‘90s, somehow “talking” to people worldwide through his computer.