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Certified minority-, LGBTQ-, woman-, veteran- and disability-owned businesses with retail-ready products in those categories can apply by March 8 for consideration through Solon, Ohio-based Efficient Collaborative Retail Marketing’s (ECRM) RangeMe product sourcing platform.
After applications for the event are submitted, Meijer teams will review and select the vendors they would like to meet with virtually through the ECRM Connect meeting platform. Suppliers not chosen will still be accessible through RangeMe and may be reviewed by Meijer merchants again in the future as business needs change.
Retailers across the nation are upping their commitment to strive for inclusion and equity, not just for their employees, customers and communities, but also for their vendors. Other food retailers incorporating new initiatives aimed
Great Lakes Castings, in Ludington, Michigan, manufactured hand weights for the Meijer Active brand.
As gyms in most states struggled to stay open at the height of the pandemic, Midwestern retailer Meijer created a Michigan-made solution to bolster supply and address the more than 300% increase in demand that its stores were seeing as shoppers enhanced their home gyms.
Port Washington, New York-based-The NPD Group reported in May 2020 that fitness equipment like kettlebells, hand weights and dumbbells became hot sellers during lockdown, propelling a 130%-plus rise in fitness equipment sales and all of its categories, including cardio machines, free-weight equipment, home gym weight machines, strength-training products, and yoga and Pilates essentials. That demand in home exercise equipment continued its rapid growth in that third quarter, with sales up nearly double over the same period last year.
Jackson Whole Grocer is being purchased by Whole Foods Market
US: Meijer seeks products made in the Midwest at upcoming Localization Summit
Meijer announced that it will host its first virtual Localization Summit, giving local businesses across the retailer s six-state footprint the opportunity to showcase their offerings to Meijer merchants. We are proud to be a Midwestern retailer and want to carry products that highlight our communities , said Peter Whitsett, Meijer Executive Vice President of Merchandising and Marketing.
US: Farmstead moving into Miami
The expansion of Farmstead continues apace: The e-grocer has opened the waitlist for service in its latest market, Miami. Waitlist signups will be limited to the first 1,000 customers, with service slated to begin late in the first quarter of 2021. Miami will be Farmstead’s fifth market. The Burlingame, California-based company started out in the San Francisco Bay area, and now also serves Charlotte, North Carolina. It has
Migros: Sales rise 4%
Holland: Albert Heijn increases market share to 35.0% in 2020: Nielsen
Dutch retailer Albert Heijn increased its market share to 35.0% in 2020, driven by strong demand for home delivery of groceries, according to data from Nielsen. In a year marked by extremes , the retailer witnessed the closure of several Albert Heijn to go stores at universities, railway stations, and shops in the city centres. While customer footfall declined in stores, the company s online grocery delivery service ah.nl saw strong growth.
China: Alibaba s Jack Ma makes first public appearance in three months
Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma made his first public appearance since October when he spoke to a group of teachers by video, easing concern about his unusual absence from the limelight and sending shares in the e-commerce giant surging. Speculation over Ma’s whereabouts has swirled in the wake of news this month that he was replaced in the final episode of a reality TV show he h