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The Produce Reporter Week in Review: March 1, 2019

- Retail
Greg and Pamela talk about some of the top stories this week, including FreshFacts on Retail, The NGA Show and the rise of frozen foods.

Watch out for frozen foods

- Analysis
Fresh produce is flat, and frozen gained for the first time in five years. What's going on?

America’s best supermarkets have this in common

- Retail
How can a retailer that’s only been in the U.S. for less than two years make a list of America’s “best” supermarkets?

Walmart is outpacing Amazon in e-grocery

- Featured
Walmart is pulling ahead of Amazon for online grocery shoppers, and I know why. It’s fresh food.

An Apeel-ing experience

- Produce with Pamela
Apeel Sciences sent me a Happy New Year kit of caviar limes grown by Good Land Organics, Santa Barbara, CA, so I decided to do a little test. 

SNAPSHOT: Organic price premium narrows at retail

- Featured
See the latest retail price differential between conventional and organic for 100 of the top fruits and vegetables.

Be careful with produce markdowns — especially avocados

- Retail

My local retailer, San Antonio-based H-E-B, has been offering a house brand of so-called ugly produce …

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An Ode to 365 by Whole Foods Market

- Featured
You’re only 2,000 feet from my front door, 365 by Whole Foods Market, and I pass by you nearly every time I leave the house. But I just can’t find a reason to shop.

No delivery? No problem – if you’re Trader Joe’s

- Analysis
I’ve often said that consumers don’t have a grasp of the true cost of e-commerce in the way that we’ve been doing it in the U.S.

What makes a grocer “the best?”

- Retail
A lot of stories about retailers being named “the best” or “most admired” or “favorite” come across my inbox. But here's my all-time metric of supermarket popularity.