Articles by Anne-Marie Roerink

The last full week of August saw the smallest increases since the start of the pandemic across virtually all departments.

The meat department has ruled the fresh perimeter since the onset of the pandemic.

Economic pressure is being compounded by the delay over the extension of unemployment benefits and uncertainty over a second round of stimulus payments.

As COVID-19 concerns increase, meat department dollar sales increased 22.2% versus year ago.

The week ending July 19 was the second of eight non-holiday weeks between Independence Day and Labor Day.

The meat department had much improved its in-stock position and assortment continued to recover from May lows.

The week ending June 21st was Father’s Day weekend and the results for the meat department as a whole, and beef in particular, were astounding.

Prices remained elevated, which resulted in high dollar gains of 15.9%.

The first week of June marks three full months of Coronavirus-related shopping patterns.

Plant-based meat alternatives, both refrigerated and frozen, have experienced robust growth throughout the pandemic.