
Grocery Shopping and the Art of War
What does shopping have in common with war? The short answer is that both soldiers and civilians need to eat and obtaining food requires careful planning — especially during times of shortages.
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What does shopping have in common with war? The short answer is that both soldiers and civilians need to eat and obtaining food requires careful planning — especially during times of shortages.
For months, consumers have watched their budgets tighten as food prices have risen. Journalist Hillary Hoffower (@hillary_tweets) observes, “Americans’ pockets are hurting the most when it comes to food. Because groceries are
One of the least welcome consequences of supply chain snarls and labor shortages is rising inflation — and the food industry has been impacted like every other economic sector. Food prices have
“The future of food retailing is on display,” writes Marian Zboraj, Digital Editor of Progressive Grocer.[1] This future vision, she reports, can be found “in the outskirts of Des Moines, Iowa, where
Perhaps the biggest news generated by the latest census data was the fact that the “white” population decreased for the first time since such data has been collected. William H. Frey, a
With consumers often forced to cook meals at home during the pandemic, grocers witnessed radically different shopping behaviors from their customers. For example, Michael Browne (@mbtravel), Executive Editor of Supermarket News, reports,
One of the economic sectors witnessing a significant increase in online sales during the pandemic was the grocery sector. Daniel Keyes, a Research Associate at Business Insider Intelligence, explains, “The coronavirus pandemic
From the time humans abandoned a hunter/gatherer life style, food markets, in one form or another, have been essential to survival. The pandemic reminded us just how essential grocery stores have become
Like workers in the healthcare industry, workers in the food industry have served heroically on the front lines of the fight against the pandemic in order to meet the needs of the
When shoppers enter a grocery store to buy food and other essentials, they often rely on overhead signs to direct them to various product aisles. Few of them are aware of the
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