Wegmans Opposes Cuomo’s Plastic-Bag Ban

On Monday, the governor introduced a bill to prevent grocery and convenience stores and all other points of sale from offering single-use, film plastic bags — 23 billion of which are handed out statewide each year — with certain exceptions (including bags used for produce or for home-delivered newspapers).

New Store Remodeling Solution Enables Customer-Driven Store Design & Testing In Virtual Reality 

April 26, 2018 Symphony RetailAI

This turnkey virtual reality (VR) offering enables retailers to optimize existing and new store layouts based on customer-driven design, research and testing analysis, and allows CPGs to analyze how products look and perform on the shelf. Ultimately, the solution promotes better shopper experience, operational efficiency and supplier collaboration without significant resource investment from retailers and CPGs.

Ahold Delhaize Partnering To Launch Artificial Intelligence For Retail Lab

April 26, 2018 Ahold Delhaize

Science and business in the Netherlands are joining forces in the field of artificial intelligence. Today, the Innovation Center for Artificial Intelligence (ICAI) will be officially launched at Amsterdam Science Park. The first lab within ICAI is a partnership with Ahold Delhaize.

Henningsen Cold Storage Names Paul Henningsen President

Henningsen Cold Storage Co. is pleased to announce the appointment of Paul G. Henningsen, Jr. as President, effective May 1, 2018.

Sakata Seed America Launches New Mobile-Friendly Vegetables Website

April 26, 2018 Sakata Seed America

Sakata Seed America recently announced the launch of its new, mobile-responsive website for the vegetable side of their business. The organizational structure of the new SakataVegetables.com closely mirrors that of the previous site, allowing users who have used the Sakata vegetables website previously to enjoy a seamless experience when transitioning to the new website.