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The combined sales of the Top 3 club stores — Costco, Sam’s Club and BJ’s Wholesale Club — reached an estimated $158.4 billion in 2017, up 2.9 percent over 2016, according to Chicago-based Mintel’s June 2017 report “Warehouse Clubs US.” Yet, shrinking households no longer needing to purchase bulk items, eCommerce profitability and the cost of membership fees are barriers to the success of club stores.

The autonomous robot optimizes eCommerce fulfillment, reduces costs and improves the customer experience.

Facing the growth of eCommerce, the food and beverage industries have worked hard to adapt, and that work seems to be paying off

Compared with an average month, consumers spend 42 percent more dollars on herbal tea with an immunity claim on the label

Consumer confidence is holding steady with 53 percent of U.S. households feeling they are in good financial health in the fourth quarter of 2017 compared with the same figure in the fourth quarter of 2016.

Ingredient suppliers to beverage companies announced promotions, investments as well as the development of new programs and divisions to further serve their customers.

Los Angeles-based Rosa Foods Inc., the makers of Soylent, announced the brand’s retail expansion in New York with a long-term strategic distribution agreement with Maspeth, N.Y.-based Big Geyser Inc. 

As eCommerce grows and consumers become more accustomed to at-home delivery of all types of products, subscriptions services are evolving and offering a variety of specialty products and services, further driving the appeal to consumers.

Both non-alcohol and alcohol private-label beverages outperformed the industry overall.

Whether it’s Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods Market or Walmart’s acquisition of Jet.com, the growth and impact of grocery eCommerce has become ever more visible in the past few years.