Amazon Delivers One-Hour Prime Now Service To Seattle

August 26, 2015 Jay Greene, Seattle Times

Seattle is the newest market in which Amazon.com is rolling out its one-hour delivery service, Prime Now. The Seattle service will be the first in the United States that offers liquor delivery. Amazon has offered beer, wine and spirits delivery at its Prime Now service in London since its launch in June.

Port Tampa Bay Enters Into Lease Agreement With Port Logistics To Develop New Cold Storage Facility

August 26, 2015 Port Tampa Bay

At its August 18, 2015 monthly meeting, the Board of Commissioners of Port Tampa Bay, unanimously approved entering into a 27-year lease with Port Logistics Tampa Bay I, Inc. (Port Logistics) to develop a new 130,000 square foot state-of-the-art on-dock cold storage facility to handle refrigerated imports and exports.

A&P, Pathmark Send Layoff Notices

All Employees at A&P, Pathmark, and Superfresh supermarkets in Monmouth and Ocean Counties were issued WARN notices, which are required by law, that they will be let go by Thanksgiving, according to filings issued to the New Jersey Department of Labor.

Publix Planning $34 Million DC In McCalla, AL

August 26, 2015 Kelly Poe, AL.com

Publix wants to open a distribution center in McCalla that could bring 200 jobs to Jefferson County.

Natural Delights Sponsors Tour De Fresh Riders Michael Deusebio & Jennifer Gerard

Tour de Fresh Premier Sponsor Natural Delights is pleased to announce that Jennifer Gerard, Director of Nutrition of Monterey Peninsula Unified School District, and Michael Deusebio, Senior Director of C&S Wholesale Grocers, will ride on behalf of the brand in this year’s event.