Retail and Distribution

Farm.One’s latest “mini-farm” in a Manhattan Whole Foods sets a precedent for other stores.

For these small businesses, ties to the community are vital, says CEO of e-commerce platform LocalExpress.

Retailers recognize and react to shifts in U.S. population.

Pandemic-related safety precautions including increased hand-washing and widespread mask-wearing have changed the ways retailers handle in-house food production, but shifting consumer demand is driving an equal amount of creativity and innovation.

A new vertical field urban farm system at New York-based Evergreen Market makes tasty, healthy, sustainable and pesticide-free produce available to consumers 365 days a year.

Novel system at Native Sun and Raisin Rack uses product data that shoppers can easily access on their phones without handling the product itself.