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An all-volunteer food pantry in rural Arkansas just secured half a million dollars to help hundreds of families fighting food insecurity. The funding will transform how the Mulberry Community Food Pantry serves remote communities where grocery stores are miles away.
Researchers are helping New Haven's Dwight neighborhood fight extreme heat after a study found kids making makeshift pools and residents hiding in grocery stores just to stay cool. Yale's solution-focused approach could transform how communities adapt to rising temperatures.
ShopRite is giving free wellness kits to customers filling their first weight-loss medication prescription, complete with diet guides, protein samples, and grocery coupons. The East Coast grocery chain is meeting customers where they are as one in eight Americans now takes these medications.
New research shows grocery stores can boost profits by 6% and slash food waste by more than 21% just by rearranging where products sit on shelves. No fancy technology or customer behavior changes needed.
A company from The Hague is opening stores that grow fresh vegetables right where customers shop, using AI-powered greenhouses that need almost no human supervision. The model could bring year-round fresh produce to neighborhoods where it's hardest to find.
Amazon is closing 70 experimental stores to focus on what works: expanding Whole Foods with more than 100 new locations. The retail giant's shift proves sometimes the best innovation is doubling down on success.