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Carol Angrisani

Carol Angrisani is an associate editor at Supermarket News. Along with covering the packaged goods beat, she also manages SN’s annual private-label and ethnic marketing supplements. Carol...

by Carol Angrisani Nov. 15, 2011

One takeaway from the PLMA show is that traditional supermarkets are facing more private-label competition from all channels, including online grocers, drug stores and convenience stores. That message was clear in the "Idea Supermarket," a section of....More

Matthew Enis

Matthew Enis is editor of the Fresh Market department at Supermarket News, the food retailing industry's leading newsweekly. Fresh Market gives SN's readers a weekly look at news and...

by Matthew Enis Oct. 16, 2011

Produce Packaging Prejudice

As part of this morning's session on produce packaging, Steve Lutz, executive vice president of The Perishables Group gave some details about a recently published consumer survey that his consultancy had conducted for PMA. To me, one of the most....More

Julie Gallagher

Julie Gallagher’s delicious foray into coverage of the food industry was purely accidental. With a background in technology, she joined Supermarket News as associate editor of its Technology...

by Julie Gallagher Mar. 30, 2011

Generation Gap

A cross-generational panel of bloggers and consultants dicussed their shopping preferences and frustrations this morning. Generation Xer Isabel Villegas, director of Jack Morton Latino said that although Hispanics are traditionally national....More

Michael Garry

Michael Garry has been the Technology Editor for Supermarket News since 2002. His beat encompasses in-store, headquarters and warehouse technology; supply chain logistics; sustainability; and food...

by Michael Garry Jan. 18, 2012

NRF: Disrupting the Coupon Industry

The advent of the GS1 DataBar may lead to what retailers have been seeking for years -- automated coupon redemption....More

Mark Hamstra

Mark Hamstra is the editor of the Retail/Financial section of Supermarket News covering mergers and acquisitions, quarterly earnings reports, executive changes and other significant events and...

by Mark Hamstra Jan. 17, 2012

NRF: Social Media Can Help Engage Customers

Tips from retailers for using social media to generate customer engagement....More

Roseanne Harper

Roseanne Harper has spent most of her life somewhere in the food industry. Since 1992, she has been a reporter with Supermarket News, the nation’s top news weekly covering the retail food...

by Roseanne Harper in Total Access Jun. 8, 2010

What Retailers Looked For

Retailers I talked to at the IDDBA Dairy-Deli-Bake 2010 Seminar & Expo said they’d come this year to get merchandising ideas, and, of course, to see what’s new, and they said they hadn't been disappointed. That may not be a surprise, but what’s....More

David Orgel

David Orgel is editor-in-chief of Supermarket News (SN) and its website, SupermarketNews.com. Supermarket News publishes SN Whole Health, a magazine...

by David Orgel May. 2, 2012

SN Presents FMI2012 Video Interviews With Industry Leaders

Supermarket News is broadcasting video interviews with industry leaders from FMI2012 in Dallas, and they'll continue to be available online after the show....More

Jon Springer

Jon Springer has been covering food retailers and food retailing for more than 10 years, and is in his second tour of duty on the retail/financial desk at Supermarket News. His prior experience...

by Jon Springer May. 12, 2010

Corporate Values in the New Century

A quick thought as I race to beat a noon checkout time: If there was a common thread to the various presentations I covered at this year’s FMI, it would be this: It’s time to shed many of the constructs, practices and ideas dating to the last century and....More

Jenna Telesca

Jenna Telesca is Fresh Market Editor and Multimedia Content Editor at Supermarket News. She covers produce, meat, seafood, deli, bakery, floral, dairy and fresh meal news. She joined SN in...

by Jenna Telesca Mar. 12, 2012

IBSS Show Floor: Seafood Resources Online

Walking around the show floor, I encountered two booths that were promoting websites that could help buyers and associates stay on top of product and species information....More

Christina Veiders

Christina is a long-standing member of the Supermarket News editorial team. As managing editor, she supervises the day-to-day editorial workflow with production, making sure everyone meets tight...

by Christina Veiders Mar. 9, 2011

A Wrap Up

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel told International Housewares Association members during the annual industry breakfast on Tuesday that President Obama would regularly call in his advisers after long deliberations on the critical issues of the day for “a wrap....More