Did you know that in 1999, roughly 14 million trees were cut down in a single year to make 10 billion paper grocery bags used in America alone? This statistic has remained fairly consistent over the years, but change is on its way. The reusable bag industry is slowly growing and will hopefully lead to environmentally friendly initiatives to reduce deforestation. One of the way businesses participate in this movement is by buying reusable bags in bulk, then selling them to customers for a very...

Did you know that roughly 100,000 turtles, one million birds, and immeasurably many other ocean animals die on a yearly basis due to ingesting plastic? This happens because they confuse bags and fragmented plastic pieces with actual food, like jellyfish and plankton. This is just one of the many sobering facts of the plastic grocery bag industry. The environmental tragedies caused by plastic bags cast a dark shadow on beachside vacations worldwide. Perhaps ironically, as plastic bags are...

If you're running a grocery store, it's important to focus on keeping your customers happy no matter what. In this industry, customer loyalty can make or break your business. Of course, in addition to the customer experience, you have to do your best to have the most efficient operation possible. Company efficiency is perhaps just as important as any aspect of running a business, but in an industry with razor thin profit margins, it's especially important.

Fortunately, there are simple steps...

Earlier this year, there was viral hype about fashion house Balenciaga releasing an IKEA inspired tote-style bag for a mere $2,145. IKEA has the same-ish one for reusable shopping bags in their stores. It's $0.99. Aside from the humorous juxtaposition of everyday shopping and prestigious fashion houses, IKEA and Balenciaga were on to something.

Paper, plastic, and whatever else fills our garbage cans and recycling bins are things of the past. When that story surfaced, people across the...

For years, American shoppers have gotten their groceries in plastic bags. Unfortunately, these bags aren't typically reused or even properly discarded. Year after year, all of these plastic grocery bags are tossed into the garbage and end up polluting the environment around the world. 

It's finally time to fight back. 

The fight against plastic bags has to occur on an individual level, but it has to start at the store level. It's important that every convenient store owner and...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...