CHICAGO -- Food marketers are more aware that Hispanic consumers' eating patterns vary widely not only by their cultural roots, but also by their level of acculturation.Supervalu's recent creation of Carlita, a new...
Like the bell-bottoms and leisure suits of their day, early store brands were a '70s fashion many of us would like to forget. People bought these generic versions of commodity products for their price, not their...
SPARKS, Nev. -- Scolari's Food & Drug Co. here has been rolling out new private-label lines in Center Store from Topco Associates, Skokie, Ill., as it strives to strengthen its price image vs. Wal-Mart Stores and...
KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. -- Residents on this island getaway have the appetite for pricey gourmet foods -- and the money to buy them. Yet, until recently, they had to go to Miami to find them. The only supermarket here, a...
In their quest to differentiate the center aisles, retailers have been eagerly plopping in new fixtures and signs. In the rush to dress up their stores, though, some are making changes that fall afoul of the design...
Miami-Dade has a higher percentage of Hispanics -- roughly 60% -- than any other large county in the nation, according to the Beacon Council, Dade County's official economic development organization. While Cubans...
WESTPORT, Mass. -- Lees Market here hopes its soon-to-open, in-store cafe will do more than perk up sales through hot and cold drink purchases. The retailer hopes it'll stimulate Center Store sales, too.Drinks sold at...
WASHINGTON -- Center Store categories could benefit from the government's new food pyramid, but stores and packaged food makers have much to do to translate its message to addled and resistant consumers, retailers and...
FAIRFIELD, Ohio -- Kids and, perhaps, dentists in the Cincinnati area are smiling a little more these days: Year-over-year sales of sweets have jumped 20%, more than double the store's expectations, since Jungle Jim's...
KULPSVILLE, Pa. -- Clemens Family Markets here chose Italy as a theme for its first specialty house brand, just as Italian food may be poised for a comeback.The line, in all stores for two months, comprises 20 food...