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General Mills registers 50% e-commerce growth in Q4 2020

By Mary Ellen Shoup

General Mills launched direct-to-consumer brand sites that could quickly ship products to consumers to better support shopping during the pandemic -- a strategy that helped increase its share of net sales from the e-commerce channel in categories most...

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Deloitte report: What does the future hold for the food retail sector?

By Mary Ellen Shoup

The importance of convenience in shopping has accelerated due to the pandemic with more than 50% of consumers spending more on contactless shopping, mobile payment usage, and buy-online-pick-up-in-store options, according to a Deloitte Insights report....

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