by Craig Grayson, Vice President Merchandising & Marketing, Imperial Distributors Inc. Back-to-School has evolved well beyond a one-time stock-up trip for notebooks, pencils, and lunch bags. Today, it represents a broader household reset shaped by omnichannel shopping, value-seeking behavior, wellness priorities, and the return to more structured weekday routines. For grocery retailers, that evolution has […]
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H-E-B Truck Driver Jaramillo Reaches 4M Consecutive Safe Miles
On the morning of June 24, H‑E‑B truck driver Jose Luis “JJ” Jaramillo became the fourth H‑E‑B driver to reach four million consecutive safe miles. In his nearly 40 years as a driver, Jaramillo averaged about 115,000 miles per year to reach four million, which is equivalent to more than 160 trips around the Earth. […]
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UNFI Expands AI Coaching For 2.5K Drivers
The platform provides performance recaps to help drivers improve safety while giving visibility across 50 distribution centers.
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Krasdale Foods Upgrading Distribution Ops At Bronx Facility
Krasdale Foods has selected a warehouse management system from Made4net to modernize distribution operations at its primary facility in the Bronx, New York. Made4Net’s WarehouseExpert WMS will replace Krasdale’s previous warehouse and order management technology. The Made4net solution is expected to provide greater operational visibility, improved inventory control and a scalable foundation for future automation. […]
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Walmart Revamps First‑Mile Supply Chain To Speed Inbound Shipments
Walmart is overhauling its first‑mile logistics with a new Prepaid Consolidation Program, designed to get products onto store shelves faster while reducing complexity for suppliers. The program allows vendors to send products under a single national purchase order to one location. From there, Walmart combines the inventory and distributes it to 42 regional distribution centers […]
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H-E-B Planning $700M Supply Chain Expansion Over Next Decade
H-E-B plans to invest $700 million to expand its supply chain operations, a project expected to create 720 jobs by 2028 and more than 1,200 new full-time positions over the next decade. While not yet finalized, the retailer has identified its Foster Road campus on San Antonio’s east side as a potential location for the […]
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FMI: Global Conflict, Rising Energy Costs Put Upward Pressure On Food Prices
Cargo ships stalled in the Strait of Hormuz. Fertilizer prices that have effectively doubled for American farmers. A Sierra Nevada snowpack that never materialized. The pressures bearing down on the U.S. food supply chain in 2026 are coming from multiple directions at once – and according to experts from FMI – The Food Industry Association, […]
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NRF: Middle East Conflict Fuel Costs Pressuring Imports
U.S. container port volumes are not being significantly disrupted by the conflict in the Middle East, but rising fuel costs tied to the blockage of the Strait of Hormuz could eventually affect retailers and consumers, according to the latest Global Port Tracker report from the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. “Just because retailers don’t […]