Like the groundhog that sees its shadow and predicts six more weeks of winter, food industry executives are looking at the current economic climate and seeing six more months of bargain-hunting shoppers. We're hoping...
Like the hurricanes that seem to punish the state year after year, the current economic recession has Florida in its sights. A perennial leader in housing and population growth, the Sunshine State has clouded over as...
By focusing on strong value propositions and innovation, supermarket executives surveyed by SN said they see plenty of opportunity for growth in 2009 although their optimism is certainly guarded. There is no doubt the...
Food retailers are positioning themselves to better capitalize on the potential for Americans to spend their summer enjoying the comforts of home instead of taking more costly vacations amid the current economic...
LAS VEGAS The gamble appears to have paid off. In its first year here after a run of 23 years in Chicago, the annual Food Marketing Institute Show moved to the Mandalay Bay Convention Center last week and seemed to...
The prospects of ongoing food-cost inflation and lingering economic malaise are of some concern to supermarket industry leaders, but such conditions have not tempered these executives' outlooks for prosperity in the...
Consumers might be feeling pinched this holiday season when it comes to gift-giving, but supermarket retailers are expecting business to be buoyant as at-home dining becomes more attractive and rising gas prices keep...
Wal-Mart Stores last week said its customers appear to be under intense financial pressure because of the economy, but food retailers around the country told SN they have not seen much impact on consumer spending as...
Even as supermarket operators are preparing to face less of one formidable competitor, they are gearing up to face a new one. Bentonville, Ark.-based Wal-Mart Stores said this year it would slow its pace of...