Category: Produce Blueprints

While not having a reputation for being on the cutting edge of innovation, Stater Bros. Markets, Colton, CA, has stayed on top of the trends, implementing ecommerce expansion, point-of-sale upgrades, and inventory management improvements through a variety of partnerships.

Stater Bros. Markets, which celebrated 85 years in business in 2021, has long been solidly focused in and around the Inland Empire region of Southern California.

When calculating damages when a cover purchase is made, the injured party should be prepared to show the reasonableness of the cost, commodity, and pack purchased as a replacement.

Canadian ecommerce sales for retail in 2022 were down 2.4 percent year-over-year to $4.4 billion across all categories. Ecommerce’s 6.5-percent share of total retail trade fell 0.6 percent from its December 2021 level, according to Statistics Canada.

In July 2022, PwC Canada released a survey on Canadian shopping habits post-lockdown.

Canada’s inflation rate is less than in the United States or most of the G7 countries. But Canadians remain wary and price conscious.

Toronto is one of the most diverse cities in the world, with almost 50 percent of its population born outside Canada, according to Canada Population.

In March, the CFO from Walmart participated in a discussion at the Raymond James Institutional Investors Conference. In an article recapping the event, the CFO was quoted as saying “in five years Walmart will make more money from services and selling ads on its app than from selling products.”  

In whatever way a company decides to help the planet, from field to fork, it’s a step in the right direction.

Efforts to implement sustainable practices can seem overwhelming to companies just beginning the process, as it requires integration across all operations.