Tag: produce blueprints

Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity is common in the business world, though it hasn’t been as prevalent in the fresh fruit and vegetable world—until recently.

Another feather in the hat of Stater Bros. Markets, Colton, CA, according to Carol Spieckerman, president of Spieckerman Retail in Bentonville, AR, is its hiring practices.

Stater Bros. Markets, Colton, CA, has grown from about 100 stores in the late 1990s to 170-plus stores in 2023, all within its core area of trade in Southern California.

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.

Under the common law of common carriage, carriers often have to prove freedom from negligence and shipper error to avoid responsibility for claims involving fresh produce.

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.