NEXT-LEVEL SHELF TECH PROMISES A MORE SEAMLESS EXPERIENCE BEEF UP THE MEAT SECTION Find out what’s steering category gains ALL FIRED UP How to get grilling season sales sizzling WEIGHING IN GLP-1 drugs’ effect on retail
COMMUNITY SPIRIT This year’s Outstanding Independents shine as local purveyors
From left: Antonio Ritondale, Jose Garcia and Troy VanHolt at Uncle Giuseppe’s Marketplace
February 2025
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