FreshDirect Express Launches, Offering Two-Hour Delivery Across Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens

June 25, 2020 FreshDirect

This new service gives customers the option to shop for what they want and when they want it, choosing from a curated selection of FreshDirect’s best products, delivered to their doorsteps within two hours, in a 60-minute window. Express service can be accessed via a toggle on the FreshDirect app or the upper left corner of the website.

Mercato Adds Analytics Tools to E-Commerce Platform to Help Independent Grocers Get Online and Grow Sales Amid Economic Downturn

June 25, 2020 Mercato

SAN DIEGO — Mercato, the online grocery e-commerce platform for independently owned grocery stores, is adding analytics tools and features to its platform to drive sales and help merchants compete against national online grocery companies, supermarket

Making Lemonade Out of a Lemon of a Year

As things have been out of whack for those who provide, ship and sell produce, consumers also have changed their connections. From where they buy products to how they are eating, most people are doing things differently.

Oppy Increases Foothold in Peru With 50% Share of Leading Produce Company Agroretail

June 25, 2020 Oppy

Expanding on its extensive presence in agricultural powerhouse Peru, Oppy has recently acquired a 50% share in Agroretail, one of the foremost produce suppliers in the country.

Springworks Increases Distribution with Hannaford Supermarkets to Stores in New York, New Hampshire and Vermont

June 25, 2020 Springworks

Springworks, the largest aquaponic greenhouse operation in New England, announced that its Green Leaf and Boston Bibb products are now available in all Hannaford Supermarkets stores. The increased distribution to the retailer’s Scodac, NY distribution center comes just ten months after Springworks switched from direct delivery to all stores served by the Scarborough, ME distribution center.