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May 20, 2013
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Infographic: Specialty Food Growth Outpaces Mainstream  

Big data is creating value for retailers in several ways, but the most important is supporting faster fact-based decisions, according to a report from Brick Meets Click....More
May 20, 2013
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The Real Disruptor for Traditional Grocery 1

One of the most talked-about factoids presented at Food Marketing Institute’s Future Connect conference a few weeks ago was a projection that bricks-and-mortar grocery operators would lose 11% of their sales to online purveyors in 10 years’ time....More
May 17, 2013
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Safeway Coffee Aisles Get Starbucks Café Décor

PLEASANTON, Calif. — Starbucks has perked up the Center Store of 23 Safeway locations....More
May 20, 2013
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Natural Grocers Makes Room For More Products, People

LAKEWOOD, Colo. — Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage here has been expanding — not just in terms of the number of stores, but with larger locations that accommodate more product and more space for community gatherings....More
May 17, 2013
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Retailer Makes Hanging Baskets Destination, Grows Sales

MANCHESTER, Conn. — Highland Park Markets’ floral department has made its signature hanging baskets a destination, a major factor in growing spring sales, officials said...More
May 17, 2013
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PSK Foodtown Cultivates Big Spenders Via Loyalty Program

MT. VERNON, N.Y. — If you spend $300 or more per month at one of the nine Foodtown or three Freshtown stores operated by PSK Supermarkets here, company co-presidents (and brothers) Noah and Dan Katz want to know who you are....More
May 13, 2013
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Traceback Times Two: Consumer Marketing a Growing Part of Product Traceback Programs

Traceback has been part of the modern food industry’s lexicon since the big recalls of the late 1990s....More
May 17, 2013
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Weis’ Mystery Tours Help Children Make Good Food Choices

Weis Markets dietitians developed a program that teaches youngsters about eating healthier, even as they’re absorbed in solving a “mystery.”...More
May 13, 2013
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Spelling Out Nutrition Labeling  

In 2011, the University of California at Berkeley co-sponsored a contest that invited entrants to develop a user-friendly alternative to the sterile-looking, numbers-heavy box known as the Nutrition Facts panel....More
May 6, 2013
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Steve Burd, Game Changer   4

Steve Burd transformed Safeway, and now he’s ready for his next challenge....More
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