Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market Gets ‘Store Of The Community’ Test

July 27, 2015 Kim Souza, The City Wire

Wal-Mart continues to look for ways to differentiate its growing number of Neighborhood Markets within Northwest Arkansas, which is often a testing ground for all other stores. The newest Neighborhood Market located on North Walton Boulevard in Bentonville provides an updated example of the retailer’s “store-of-the-community” program that has been part of Wal-Mart’s DNA for many years.

Supermarket Chains Buy Up Waldbaum's

Ten Waldbaum’s and Pathmarks in Queens are set to be bought by Stop & Shop and Key Food, after the stores’ parent company, The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, or A&P, voluntarily declared bankruptcy on Monday.

Amazon’s Next Innovation Could Be ‘Drive-Thru’ Grocery Stores

July 27, 2015 John Kell, Fortune

The e-commerce company is reportedly developing a drive-up store concept in California, according to the Silicon Valley Business Journal. It would allow shoppers to order grocery items online and then schedule a pickup at a dedicated facility.

Experts: Machines Could Reverse Declining New Mexico Green Chile Acreage

This week, a group of investors and inventors will launch a test run they believe could be the New Mexico chile industry's saving grace. The group plans scaled-up trial runs of both mechanized harvesting and de-stemming of green chile — both considered key steps in the overall attempt to mechanize the harvest of green chile.

Refreshed Focus Drives 2015 PMA Foodservice Conference Numbers To Record High

Fresh produce and foodservice industry professionals drove another consecutive year of record-breaking numbers in attendance and engagement at the 34th annual PMA Foodservice Conference in Monterey, California. 1,870 of attendees, including more than 480 foodservice distributors and more than 200 operators convened in the Salad Bowl of the United States to connect with emerging trends, new products and old friends.