Month: July 2018

The former Gordmans department store in East Boise has sat vacant since it closed last year after Gordmans declared bankruptcy. Now a new use for at least some of the space is in the works. …

H-E-B today announced that Favor, the Austin-based on-demand delivery company, will now offer beer and wine delivery throughout Texas, exclusively from H-E-B stores. Beginning Friday, June 29 — just in time for Fourth of July — Favor will roll out its new service in over 30 cities with free delivery on beer and wine orders this summer through Labor Day. At launch, the new service will be available across the greater areas of San Antonio, Austin, Corpus Christi and Houston. …

Using USDA’s 2012-13 National Household Food Acquisition and Purchase Survey (FoodAPS), ERS researchers examined the food spending habits of nationally representative households to understand the factors affecting demand for convenience foods. They found that higher incomes and greater time constraints were associated with greater purchases from restaurants and fewer purchases from grocery stores. …

The activist investor pursuing control of Supervalu Inc. sought to take over its grocery-store chains, including Cub Foods, for nothing, the company told shareholders Monday. …

Shipt, a leading online marketplace, today announced it will begin same-day delivery of an assortment of groceries and household essentials with Roche Bros. Supermarkets in Boston. Beginning July 12, Shipt delivery from Roche Bros. and Sudbury Farms will be available to Boston metro area residents. …