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Click-And-Collect Surges In The U.K. Compared To The U.S.

Data release shows 45 percent of the UK's internet users said they had used such a service last year, versus just 20 percent of U.S. internet users.

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Instacart Adds Plum Market To Home Grocery Delivery In Chicago

Plum Market is the sixth Chicago-area chain for Instacart, joining Costco, Jewel-Osco, Mariano’s, Stanley’s and Whole Foods Market.

Kroger Co. To Buy Online Retailer Vitacost.com

Kroger will purchase all outstanding shares of Vitacost.com for $8.00 per share in cash, or approximately $280 million.

Kroger

Electrification

C.R. England Announces Equipment Additions To Southern California LNG Fleets

C.R. England Inc.

Company adds 10 new LNG trucks to the company’s Southern California fleets.

The Week Ahead in 60 Seconds: 'UPS Bets Big on Europe; So Should US Food Exporters'

United Parcel Service (UPS)

UPS will invest about $1 billion over the next three to five years to expand its infrastructure throughout Europe.

AGRO Merchants Group In Charleston, S.C. to Upgrade Cold Storage Facility

Agro Merchants Group

The new blast cells will feature a CO2 refrigeration system and will be capable of 24-hour freeze time.

Stellar Acquires Industrial Refrigeration Services And Engineering

IRSE provides a full range of industrial refrigeration services, including design, construction, engineering, maintenance and Process Safety Management (PSM) compliance to customers in Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey and Maryland.

Ocean Ports & Carriers

Design Of Jacksonville, Fla. Harbor Deepening Project Begins

Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT)

The initial engineering and design work is expected to take 18 months, so the deepening construction could begin as early as 2016.

Federal, state and local leaders today joined the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and JAXPORT leadership along the St. Johns River in downtown Jacksonville to mark the start of the Pre-Construction, Engineering and Design (PED) phase of the Jacksonville Harbor Deepening Project. The initial engineering and design work is expected to take 18 months. Deepening construction could begin as early as 2016.

Kentucky Shines as a Food & Beverage Hub

The state is a hub for many food and beverage companies, which are attracted to Kentucky’s excellent transportation links and logistics network, geographic location, highly skilled workforce, low business costs and quality of life.

Sarah Chamberlain from Ale-8-One gives journalists a presentation on Kentucky’s most popular soft drink.

Nestle To Double Its Commodity Food Suppliers

The Swiss food giant aims to boost its share of direct commodity purchases to ensure it keeps a tight grip on quality and supply chains.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

The Week Ahead in 60 Seconds: 'All Hands On Deck For ILWU Talks'

International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU)

The ILWU/PMA contract is set to expire just after the stroke of midnight tonight. However, there’s a glimmer of hope that negotiations between union dockworkers and West Coast ports are on a different course this time around.

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Goldman: AmazonFresh Puts Amazon On Fast Growth Track

Bringing AmazonFresh to up to 25 cities over the next five years could require investment of up to $1 billion per year.

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