The channels for selling seafood are blurring as the fresh food market grows, according to data released by Nielsen Perishables Group on Tuesday.
Sales of fresh food in the United States grew 5 percent since 2006, and Nielsen predicts they will continue to grow.
Non-supermarket channels are reacting by investing aggressively, particularly as packaged sales begin to stagnate. Walgreens now serves fresh sushi at a new flagship store in Chicago, and general merchandise stores such as Target are getting more into the fresh foods sector.
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