ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — A grocery store that features thousands of products made entirely of discarded plastic opens to the public on Tuesday. The Plastic Bag Store is a custom-built public art installation and film experience designed to encourage visitors to think more about the enduring impact of single-use plastics. TheContinue Reading
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) presents potential growth opportunities for modern grocery players (Exhibit 1). The region’s more than 600 million people spend $200 billion on groceries each year, Continue Reading
GURUGRAM, India, Dec. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Brazil Quick Commerce Market is in the growing stage, being driven by the quick delivery, advancement of technology, high internet penetration rate, comfortable working environment and government policies. There are several players in the Brazil Quick Commerce market some of which are iFood, Rappi, UberContinue Reading
Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Life, But Greener newsletter. Our limited newsletter series guides you on lifestyle changes to minimize your personal role in the climate crisis — and reduce your eco-anxiety. CNN — The battle against the single-use plastic bag may not be won but it’s definitely underContinue Reading
Single-use plastic bags at a ShopRite grocery store in Lyndhurst, New Jersey, on Tuesday, May 3, 2022. Photo: Ted Shaffrey/AP Everyone wants to do “what is right for the environment.” But what about when the proposed solution is worse than the supposed problem? Wegmans, a regional supermarket chain with 107Continue Reading
Maria Ivanova, Northeastern’s new director of the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, wants a future in which her students and their children aren’t mired in plastic products and refuse. As a member of the Rwanda delegation to the United Nations Environment Assembly, she is helping move the worldContinue Reading
The building at 4315 W. Fond du Lac Ave. was on its fourth incarnation as a day care center when the coronavirus pandemic forced it to close. The property’s owner wrestled with what to put in its place. “Another day care center just did not sit well with us,” said Maurice “Moe”Continue Reading
Over the past two years, grocery retailers have had to reassess and adapt nearly every facet of their operations. Changes to the grocery landscape will continue, shaped by both macroeconomic factors (such as supply chain challenges and inflation) and mercurial customer preferences. To keep pace,Continue Reading
Grocers have faced a long list of headwinds so far this year, including supply chain disruptions, high inflation and difficulties hiring and retaining workers. As the halfway mark for the year approaches, these challenges aren’t showing signs of letting up. The continuing turmoil should propel grocers to change their strategies andContinue Reading
The thin plastic thread running between one leaf on my pineapple and its tag does me in. I don’t see it when I put the pineapple in my shopping cart, when I load the check out conveyor belt or when I unpack groceries at home. It isn’t until I chopContinue Reading
