One year into pandemic, shopping trends offer insights

If you’ve let your grooming and hygiene habits slide over the past year, you’re not alone. Data scientists at Catalina, a St. Petersburg-based marketing firm that collects and analyzes retail shopping statistics, have released findings from a study of some 2 billion Universal Product Codes that show significant declines in the sales of personal care products during the coronavirus pandemic, which has forced many people to work and attend school from home.

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New organic grocery store planned in St. Pete

An organic grocery store could be coming to a shopping center near the intersection of 38th Avenue North and 4th Street North.

A representative for the shopping center owner has declined to confirm the identity of the planned grocery store, but there is speculation that the new tenant will be Whole Foods Market.

Just Getting Started: Sri Sundaram

Dr. Tomalin's guest is Sri Sundaram, dean of the University of South Florida St. Petersburg's Kate Tiedemann School of Business and Finance, and the current chair of the St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce.

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