NSA EXCHANGE

The NSA is a trade association representing the interests of independent supermarket owners in New York and other urban cities on the East Coast, the Mid-Atlantic region, and Florida.

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Webinar: "Tendencias del Consumidor y el Rol de los Supermercados Hispanos en EEUU" este 4 de Agosto

Webinar: “Tendencias del Consumidor y el Rol de los Supermercados Hispanos en EEUU” este 4 de Agosto

El Ministerio de Producción, Comercio Exterior, Inversiones y Pesca (MPCEIP), a través de la dirección de balcón de servicios al exportador y las oficinas comerciales del Ecuador en Los Ángeles, Miami y New York; les extienden una cordial invitación para que sean partícipes de la capacitación virtual “Tendencias del Consumidor y el Rol de los Supermercados Independientes Hispanos en EEUU”. Se…

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Imports and exports through Miami International Airport are in a strong increase

Imports and exports through Miami International Airport are in a strong increase

Imports and exports through Miami International Airport (MIA) recorded a combined value of $67.5 billion in 2021, up 28 percent from 2020. The top categories were gold, jewelry, gems and flowers. Miami International Airport is seeing an upswing in exports and imports. The MIA reported that air trade from that airport amounted to 95 percent of Florida’s total air trade value and 41 percent of…

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Q&A: Frans Muller of Ahold Delhaize sees omnichannel as a strong "winning proposition"

Q&A: Frans Muller of Ahold Delhaize sees omnichannel as a strong “winning proposition”

Looking ahead, the global food retailer aims to drive market share through an omnichannel strategy that combines easily accessible grocery pickup and delivery services. Frans Muller has been president and CEO of Ahold Delhaize since July 2018. Previously, he held the positions of deputy CEO and chief integration officer following the $29 billion merger of Royal Ahold and Delhaize America, which…

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The alarming war in Ukraine will drastically accelerate changes in globalization this 2022

The alarming war in Ukraine will drastically accelerate changes in globalization this 2022

The war in Ukraine will accelerate the process of globalization changes. This process was already underway before the pandemic. New concepts and ideas such as deglobalization or the loss of strength of global value chains had begun to be discussed. With the pandemic, concepts such as the shortening or regionalization of value chains, production in proximity, the need for greater diversification…

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Ecuador is finalizing the details of an important partial trade agreement with the Dominican Republic

Ecuador is finalizing the details of an important partial trade agreement with the Dominican Republic

A partial trade agreement with the Dominican Republic appears on the horizon of Ecuador’s trade agenda, following the signing of a memorandum of understanding in November 2020, which established a joint working group to boost and promote trade, investment and productive linkages between the two countries. The Minister of Production, Julio José Prado, met this week with the Minister of Foreign…

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Key steps to develop authentic salespeople for this 2022

Key steps to develop authentic salespeople for this 2022

Vendor, that’s right, we are talking about all the people who work in our stores. We are all salespeople, from the security personnel in the parking lots to the cashiers who collect purchases. When a store manager takes on new salespeople (associates), he or she cannot demand the same productivity from the very beginning as experienced salespeople. There is a key process of achieving individual…

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Mexican avocado in 2022: What is the cost of the export suspension and how important could it be?

Mexican avocado in 2022: What is the cost of the export suspension and how important could it be?

Avocado marketing has been going through a delicate time in recent days. The suspension of Mexican avocado imports came after a U.S. security inspector received a credible death threat. The inspector had denied permission for a shipment from the Mexican state of Michoacán. Although Mexican and US authorities are actively working to resume exports to the US, the suspension order remained in place…

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Once again! The impressive acquisition of Blue Sky Retail Support this 2022 puts Grupo Padilla at the forefront.

Once again! The impressive acquisition of Blue Sky Retail Support this 2022 puts Grupo Padilla at the forefront.

As a grand culmination of Grupo Padilla’s 50th anniversary celebration, the company finalized the acquisition of Bentonville, Arkansas-based Blue Sky Retail Support. Blue Sky Retail Support offers more than 25 years of experience and work with Walmart in purchasing, sourcing, assortment, planning with full access and maintenance to more than 5,000 points of sale. In early January, Grupo Padilla…

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The great growth of social networks: The average user uses them for up to 2 hours and 27 minutes according to a new study

The great growth of social networks: The average user uses them for up to 2 hours and 27 minutes according to a new study

Social networks have 4.62 billion users worldwide, equivalent to 58% of the population, according to the Digital 2022 Global Overview Report. Videos, photos, reels, tiktoks, texts and memes are just some of the content formats that are shared on social networks every minute. Their use is increasingly global, as explained in the Digital 2022 Global Overview Report. According to the report, in…

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Classification of investments in an internationalization project: 3 types to analyze before making a full commitment

Classification of investments in an internationalization project: 3 types to analyze before making a full commitment

The most common way of reflecting the investment in a company is by measuring its assets. The total assets of a company show the total investment, the liabilities and equity show the amounts invested by those who finance the company; when these are made by the company’s partners, this financing is called equity, and when they are financed by third parties, this financing is called…

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Ecuador exported a massive 17,895 tons of pitahaya in 2021, exceeding by 60% more than that exported in 2020

Ecuador exported a massive 17,895 tons of pitahaya in 2021, exceeding by 60% more than that exported in 2020

The fruit was exported to 27 international destinations. Morona Santiago accounts for 65% of production sites nationwide. Ecuador exported 60% more pitahaya in 2021, reported the Agency for Regulation and Phytosanitary and Zoosanitary Control – Agrocalidad. There are 17,895 tons of the fruit that were shipped in 5,975 trips certified by the agency. In 2020, 11,260 tons were exported. Agency for…

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Consumers are demanding greater transparency from food brands and retailers according to survey results

Consumers are demanding greater transparency from food brands and retailers according to survey results

Nearly two-thirds of grocery shoppers would switch to brands that disclose more transparency than just nutritional and ingredient information, according to FMI-The Food Industry Association and NielsenIQ. Although the COVID-19 pandemic has drastically affected shopping patterns in the U.S., consumers remain concerned about transparency and favor food brands and retailers that share information…

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To increase exports of agricultural products by 2022, USDA partners with Port of Oakland

To increase exports of agricultural products by 2022, USDA partners with Port of Oakland

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced new efforts to ease port congestion and restore disrupted shipping services for U.S. farmers and agricultural producers. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced plans to increase capacity at the Port of Oakland in California and improve service for shippers of U.S.-grown agricultural products. USDA said it is partnering with the Port of…

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Big numbers: Dominican supermarket owners in NY sell more than US$10 billion annually

Big numbers: Dominican supermarket owners in NY sell more than US$10 billion annually

Dominican supermarkets, owned by different Dominican owners, in the state of New York, United States cover a market that mobilizes US$10 billion annually and creates great opportunities for the export trade and MSMEs in the country. The information was offered by the new president of the National Supermarkets Association (NSA), Samuel Collado, in a meeting held yesterday at the Hotel El…

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The restaurant industry is building a new future: The road to recovery continues this 2022.

The restaurant industry is building a new future: The road to recovery continues this 2022.

The National Restaurant Association released its 2022 State of the Restaurant Industry report, which measures the continued recovery of the restaurant industry and examines the state of current and emerging trends across key categories, including technology and off-premise business, operations, workforce, food and menus, and more. The Association said in a press release that 2022 remains a year…

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Health-conscious consumers care and connect with their feelings more easily

Health-conscious consumers care and connect with their feelings more easily

A New Hope survey shows that today’s consumer wants enhanced experiences: mentally, emotionally and physically. Younger consumers define health differently. Surprisingly, in an age of health trackers like the Apple Watch and Oura Ring, as well as a multitude of data-gathering apps, millennials and Generation Z are turning to their feelings to assess their health. These feelings range from…

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The accelerated growth of ethnic supermarkets and Hispanic chain stores in the U.S. in 2021

The accelerated growth of ethnic supermarkets and Hispanic chain stores in the U.S. in 2021

Some of the fastest growing food retail chains in the United States are the so-called ethnic supermarkets, with very strong differentiators in their assortments, especially targeting groups such as Hispanics and Asians, as shown by the numbers in the main U.S. sales and market share rankings. These rankings show Santa Fe Springs, California-based Superior Grocers, which posted an estimated $1.6…

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