Giant Eagle Inc. launched a new Price Lock on an expansive list of 800 high-quality items, including a wide variety of grocery essentials at all Giant Eagle and Market District locations and a selection of popular items at GetGo. Through Aug. 9, the Price Lock will reduce and control prices on these items by an average of nearly 20 percent.

The Kroger Co. has launched floral  delivery on Uber Eats marketplace from Kroger's Family of Stores across the country. Customers can conveniently order premium Bloom Haus floral bouquets and their favorite sushi. The new delivery option is another way the Kroger enterprise is bringing convenience and value directly to customers' doorsteps.

Michigan-based BelleHarvest acquired Valley View Co. LLC, which represents a significant milestone for the company. The acquisition significantly increases its overall growing and storage capacity by 20 percent, providing it with a greater ability to expand its varietal mix and enhance overall quality for the end consumer. This strategic move reinforces BelleHarvest’s position as one of the top apple grower-shippers of premium quality in Michigan.

Buurma Farms, which has farms in Gregory, MI and Willard, OH started planting its crops for the new season in April and is looking forward to what it hopes will be a strong season.

It was back in 2007 when the memberships of the Ohio Fruit Growers Society, Ohio Vegetable and Potato Growers Association, and Direct Agricultural Marketers Association merged to form Ohio Produce Growers & Marketers Association, a unified effort to assist Ohio produce growers and marketers to be the best they can be.

After recovering from the biggest floral holiday of the year, here are eight simple tips, according to Rio Roses, to add to what is already being done to prepare and market flowers for the third biggest floral holiday - Mother’s Day:

1. Simplify, Simplify, Simplify