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Like the vibrant hues that appeal to Latinos, cultural cachet can attract corporate growth. This year's Hispanic Retail 360 Summit in Miami showed how.
With category management services a given in the upper echelons of the food business, marketers today have got to be more driven than ever to meet retailers' needs. These are among the companies doing their best to stay in lockstep with their customers.
With Organic Foods & Drinks, grocer Martin Goodwin aims to take the guesswork out of eating healthy.
Safe, yes; local, surely—but such fun could prove to be the next big global food trend, according to new research from Ketchum.
One of the greatest challenges for owners of family businesses is managing communications and conflict. The key: Set rules.
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New flavors and healthier options could spice up performance for portable meat snacks, especially if more women grab for them.
Grocers are taking stronger roles in the produce industry's proliferating cause-marketing campaigns to reinforce both their products' healthy attributes and their own corporate altruism.
With holidays coming, grocers with alcohol programs can focus on better value and merchandising fun to lessen the "Bah, humbug!" factor.
An economy in turmoil and an acute lack of consumer confidence could put a damper on holiday general merchandise sales.
Value deals, clever cross-promotions, and merchandising that targets lucrative shopper segments are among the tactics of smart grocers looking to get higher meat sales out of a holiday that could be low on cheer.
A recent event held in conjunction with the GMA Merchandising, Sales & Marketing (MSM) Conference in St. Petersburg, Fla. congratulated recipients of PG's Top Women in Grocery and Green Grocer awards.
Sales of private label are not only resistant to the effects of today's economy, they can thrive in it—especially for grocers who carefully study trends, and innovate.
With collective buying power that rivals the biggest grocers, Topco today looks like the right store-brand organization at the right time.
Progressive Grocer is re-engineering to be able to deliver more critical trade news and information to you, whenever and wherever you need it.
Driven by rising energy costs and consumer concerns, grocers are taking the lead on sustainable building and design.
The Defense Commissary Agency's San Diego "Store of the Future" is a testing ground for breakthrough concepts that will help the agency better serve those who serve us.
These supermarket operators shine as environmental stewards: Progressive Grocer's first Green Grocers.
Grocers must be ready for the potential of a flu pandemic before it becomes a reality. Here are some key tips.
Wellness represents a historic shift in how people live, shop, and use products, and has irreversibly altered the relationship between consumers and companies.
Heritage, iconic, orphan, retro...whatever you call comeback brands, consumers are embracing these memories and products, and so are retailers.
A sluggish economy and category maturation combine for a slowdown in dollar growth in bottled water sales.
Food will still be the focus of seasonal celebrations, but thrifty consumers will count on grocers to help them get more bang for their buck.
Don't let gas price craziness distract you from the retail operational challenges that you can control.
The weather matters more to the food business than a stormy Wall Street.
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Food Helps BJ's Log Double-digit Comps in Q3
Stellar high-margin perishables sales helped push comps to their highest in 15 quarters.
Winn-Dixie Offering Reloadable Prepaid Cards
Winn-Dixie Stores has begun to offer reloadable prepaid cards at its 521 grocery stores, in a program with nFinanSe, a Tampa-Fla.-based provider of stored value and prepaid card programs.
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