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Instacart Expands Alcohol Delivery Across The U.S.

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can now have alcohol delivered in as soon as an hour from national, regional and local grocers as well as wine and liquor stores. ” Instacart had been gradually rolling out alcohol delivery over the last year, testing it with a small number of retail partners. . along with wine and liquor specialty stores like BevMo!

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The Acela Primary Underway In States Where Businesses Are Struggling

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Through the PYMNTS/CAN Capital Store Front Business Index , we’ve been tracking the data on business health and growth in each state and then stacking those results against the regional and national picture. Well… Connecticut. at large or the region. at large or the region. Why so serious? Pennsylvania.

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Shellfish Industry Tries DTC Strategy

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Take the Connecticut-Long Island oyster ecosystem on Long Island Sound, which is the body of water that defines the border between the two states. But as of now, the USDA [has] deemed shellfish farmers ineligible for that money, arguing that they instead would receive aid from the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration.”.

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Behind Whole Foods’ Vendor Summit, New Landscape For Sellers — And Buyers

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At issue is the way Whole Foods is repositioning itself in the new, Amazon-led era, where a national focus supplants the regional and local one, where the supply chain and the way fees are levied up and down that supply chain are changing too. National suppliers have to pay a $165 fee for those demonstrations.

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11 New Restaurant Concepts Reimagining Fast Food & Casual Dining

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In 2017, the National Restaurant Association reported annual sales of $799B — close to 48% of the total amount that Americans spent on food. In the past decade, restaurant and bar purchases have grown at twice the rate of general retail spending. Americans dine out more than ever before. That’s not a new development.