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Bell Media Acquires Carted, an Online Digital Advertising Platform for Independent Grocers
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., March 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Bell Media, a Digital Marketing Agency focused on solving problems and delivering desired business outcomes for their clients, recently announced that they have acquired Carted, an online shopping and digital marketing provider for grocers. Carted offers tools designed specifically for the independent grocer, and features three layers of marketing products that will allow grocers to quickly utilize features previously only appreciated by larger chains. Carted, at its very basic level offers a digital brochure website replete with such features as digital weekly ads, integrations with the Reach Offers coupon platform and allows for ... |
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The a2 Milk Company™ Rolls Out First National Advertising Campaign
NEW YORK – March 19, 2018 The a2 Milk Company™ has launched its U.S. national advertising campaign, capitalizing on strong momentum from The a2 Milk Company’s major northeast expansion. The a2 Milk Company’s advertisements began on Monday, March 12, and are airing on ABC, NBC, Bravo, Food Network and HGTV networks during major shows including, The Today Show, Top Chef, The Walking Dead and This is Us. In January, The a2 Milk Company announced a major expansion in the U.S. market into the northeast, making products available in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine. This ... |
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Online Growth Among Housewares Buyers Extends to Adjacent Categories,?Reports NPD’s Checkout
Port Washington, NY, March 8, 2018 – U.S. online sales of housewares products increased 18 percent in 2017, according to e-commerce insights from The NPD Group’s Checkout consumer receipt mining service. On average, nearly a quarter of online buyers purchase housewares, buying three to four of these items online in a year. In addition, more than half of these buyers also purchased other items for their home in 2017. The top categories among U.S. housewares e-commerce buyers were food storage, gadgets, and tabletop categories, with more than one in four buyers purchasing them online, outpacing the industry average. Three-quarters of these e-commerce buyers also purchased ... |
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Harmons Celebrates Opening of Holladay Market
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah, Feb. 21, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Foodies in Holladay, Utah, now have the option to shop at Harmons newest, state-of-the-art, Grocery Store. The highly anticipated Harmons Holladay Market, located at 4675 South Holladay Boulevard, is now open to the public. "We are proud to officially open our doors to the Holladay community so that customers living and working in this area can experience all that Harmons has to offer," said Harmons Co-Owner and Vice President for the Customer, Bob Harmon. "This project has been in the works for several years, and we are thrilled to see it become a reality." The 16,500-square-foot store may ... |
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SIAL PARIS is Just Around the Corner!
It is now more than half a century since SIAL (Salon International de l’Alimentation - International Food Exhibition) first espoused the ambition to become the world's most important network for food professionals. A daring wager, but one which has paid off, as evinced by the success foretold of the upcoming edition of SIAL Paris, to take place from 21 to 25 October 2018 at Paris Nord Villepinte. This key biennial event has become the go-to, inspirational meeting place for the entire food processing industry, because it is here that the food of today goes on show and the food of ... |
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NightFood (NGTF) Acquires HalfBaked.com for Cannabis-Related Snack and Edibles Lines
TARRYTOWN, NY, Feb. 14, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Snack brand development company NightFood Holdings, Inc. (OTC: NGTF) announced today that MJ Munchies, an NGTF wholly owned subsidiary, has completed acquisition of HalfBaked.com. The Company intends to use the HalfBaked.com domain for online sales and marketing of its marijuana-related snack and edible lines, to be marketed under the trademarked brand name, Half-Baked. It was recently announced that the Company had completed its application with the United States Patent and Trademark office for the brand name “Half-Baked” through their corporate intellectual property law firm, Pinnacle IP Strategies. “Acquisition of HalfBaked.com further strengthens what we believe is already ... |
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Record Number of Visitors – Buyers from 168 Countries Make Ambiente 2018 the Most International Ever
Occupying an exhibition space of 308,000 square metres (gross),[1] 4,441 exhibitors from 89 countries[2] revealed the trends of this coming business year. 81 per cent[3] of all exhibitors came from outside Germany, making Ambiente the most international consumer goods trade fair of all times. The proportion of senior international decision-makers across all trade sectors had gone up by six per cent compared with last year, making up 60 per cent of visitors. It was the highest share ever recorded. This led to good export transactions and an excellent mood in the halls. In total, 134,600 buyers from 168 countries[4] visited Frankfurt am Main to ... |
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IHA to Live Stream During 2018 International Home + Housewares Show
ROSEMONT, IL (February 19, 2018) – Select events from the 2018 International Home + Housewares Show will be live streamed on the internet, the International Housewares Association (IHA) announced today. The Show will be held March 10-13 at McCormick Place in Chicago. All of the action from the Cooking Theater stage can be seen live during the Show at TheInspiredHome.com/cooking-theater-2018. See celebrity chefs and influencers including Rick Bayless, Ming Tsai, David Burke, Cat Cora, Bernard Guillas and Manuela Kjeilen as they cook up their culinary favorites. A complete schedule is available at www.housewares.org/show/cooking-theater Smart Talks, a new educational program making ... |
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Call For Entries In The Red Dot Award: Product Design 2018 – Putting design to the test
Design is more than just the external appearance of a product. Good designs win people over through their ease of use, high level of functionality, attractive appearance and compatibility with the environment. Ultimately, it is the consumers who must choose the product design that suits them best. But they can get some guidance from the Red Dot Winner Label, which adorns products that have been successful in the Red Dot Award: Product Design. Until 9 February 2018, designers and companies have the opportunity to register for the competition and subject the design quality of their best products to scrutiny. Design ... |
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Busiest-Ever Las Vegas Market Records Striking Attendance Gains
LAS VEGAS, NV – (February 2, 2018) - Las Vegas Market announced today that a record number of both buyers and suppliers reported extensive order writing and extraordinary levels of energy and enthusiasm at the just-concluded Winter 2018 Las Vegas Market, January 28 to February 1, 2018. The Market’s 4,300+ resources, which included a significant influx of new, first-time and expanding exhibitors, fueled 13% gains in overall buyer attendance, with vendors reporting commensurate increases in order-writing activity. “Las Vegas Market gets bigger and better with every edition, and exhibitor participation and buyer attendance reached unprecedented highs this winter 2018. Against a ... |
