If your grocery store has recently made the switch to reusable grocery bags -- congrats! You made an excellent decision that will surely help the environment in many ways. Unfortunately, people don't like change too much and they might still choose to get all their grocery shopping done with plastic bags.
On average, plastic grocery bags are only used for 25 minutes and then they are discarded (improperly) and end up in landfills and bodies of water, further polluting the country and...
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How did you carry your groceries home the last time you went to the supermarket? If you already use a reusable bag, you’re ahead of the curve. If not, you should consider switching. In fact, 100 billion plastic bags are used each year in the United States alone. This averages out to between 350 and 500 bags per person. Maybe you recycle these bags, or maybe they accumulate over time and clutter up your closet. Whatever you do with them, the environmental impact of these plastic bags...
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Trick or treating can be a blast, but you need to find the right bag that can hold the biggest haul. You might think all the plastic shopping bags in your closet are perfect for your kid’s Halloween adventure. If your kid likes candy as much as most children do, you should consider using a much more durable and environmentally friendly reusable shopping bag next year. In fact, reusable bags on average can be used for as long as over 700 disposable plastic bags.
Consider that your...
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Before you accept another plastic bag to carry your groceries, check this out… Plastic bags can take upwards of 1,000 years to break down in a landfill. Since plastic bags photodegrade instead of biodegrade, they decompose into tiny toxic pieces that typically find their way into oceans. On top of simple refuse piles, they cause bioaccumulation throughout the food chain. This could come back to affect humanity in a big way. The least we can do is carry our food with reusable grocery...
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Although you have to make sure that your products are high quality, to really ensure running a successful grocery store, you have to build strong relationships with your customers. Here are a few excellent tips that will help improve the relationship with your customers, subsequently strengthening your grocery store’s brand.
Purchase reusable bags in bulk
Buying reusable bags in bulk can actually improve the relationship with your customers over time. It doesn’t sound like...
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Nearly every industry has gone through some revolutionary changes over the last few decades. There is no question we are living in a much different time than prior generations. The grocery industry is no exception, ether. Though the changes (so far) haven’t been too extreme, the way grocery stores do business has certainly evolved in recent years.
If you’re operating a grocery store, whether it’s a small or a large business, you should be aware of some of the changes...
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If you're running a grocery store, you have plenty of choices to make on a daily business that will impact your success. You have to think critically about each decision you make, but you also have to act quickly and decide within a reasonable amount of time. One decision that you will eventually face as a grocery store owner is whether or not to charge for custom wine bags.
Since plastic bags are clearly harming the environment, they're pretty much on their way out of the industry....
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All across the country, grocery stores are choosing to purchase wholesale custom reusable bags rather than sticking with plastic bags. Although not every state in the U.S. has considered this as high of a priority as certain groups have, there is an increasing number of states implementing legislation to actually ban the use of plastic grocery bags.
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, states across the nation are giving further consideration to implementing...
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Your company's brand should be one of the most important aspects of your business no matter what industry you’re in. It doesn’t matter if you’re the owner of a multi-million dollar hotel chain or a small-town diner, if your brand’s image has a negative connotation attached to it and an unflattering reputation is now synonymous with your business, you’re in serious trouble.
The retail industry is certainly no exception.
If you’re running a retail...
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Custom insulated bags have become much more popular in recent years. Across the U.S., more and more grocery stores, from large chains to small-town shops, are switching to custom reusable bags and are ditching the plastic grocery bags that have been used for so long. But why, exactly, is this major switch happening?
Here are a few frequently asked questions that pertain to reusable bags, custom insulated bags, and their growing popularity.
- What are these insulated bags used for?...
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