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David Merrefield

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Industry Leaders Call for Proactive Focus on Obesity

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Two topside food distribution industry figures one a manufacturer, one a retailer issued a challenge to the industry last week to seat

Food Safety Concerns and the Role of Inspection Agencies

There's never a good time for the outbreak of a spate of negative publicity about food safety, but the current moment is particularly inauspicious. After

Hopes for a Better Year Are Being Realized, So Far

In the first column written for this space in 2007, the welcome news that many retailers predicted that this would be a good year for supermarkets was

Investment Capital's Stake in Big Buyout Concepts

What's up with private equity money? Well, quite a bit, it seems. The thing is that there's so much private equity money seeking a place to work that

Should Banners Be United for Efficiency's Sake, or Not?

One of the more puzzling issues that food retailing presents has to do with banner management; specifically, when a company finds itself with multiple

Should Banners Be United for Efficiency's Sake, or Not?

One of the more puzzling issues that food retailing presents has to do with banner management; specifically, when a company finds itself with multiple

A New Look at Health Care Costs and Who Should Pay

The issue of health care costs and how they are paid is a perennial one, but one that should be considered anew every now and then. As it happens, this

The Art and Science of Finding Consumers' Right Price

Right pricing: Is it science or art? That, in a nutshell, is the conundrum considered in the front-page news feature in this week's SN. The headline on

Supermarket Meat Cases Lure Supercenter Shoppers

Last week we took a look in this space at the increasing spread between the satisfaction levels consumers attach to supermarket shopping venues in general

The Growing Gulf in Consumer-Satisfaction Measures

A surprisingly large and increasing spread between consumers' satisfaction with various food retailing chains was registered by the American Consumer

Three Years Later: California Labor Pacts' Aftermath

At the time the protracted strike-lockout finally drew to a conclusion in Southern California nearly three years ago, it was clear that organized labor

Gaining Advantage With Urban Supermarket Retailing

There's a lengthy roster of supermarket operators independents and chains alike that have made adaptations to their dominant suburban model so they could

Women Executives Discuss Shopability

ORLANDO, Fla. What do women executives connected with the food distribution industry think of their shopping experiences at supermarkets and other channels

How Different Companies Approach the Growth Challenge

This year isn't very old, but it already seems apparent that 2007 might be titled the year of recovery. We've seen several manifestations of that in this

Retailers Need to Invest in Training: Speaker

ORLANDO, Fla. The lack of investment in human capital is the greatest problem facing the food industry today, according to Rajiv Lal, a professor of retailing

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