Supermarket News
Brito: Anheuser-Busch Cost-Cutting Plan Still a Go
LEUVEN, Belgium and ST. LOUIS — InBev chief executive officer Carlos Brito, who will be CEO of the proposed Anheuser-Busch InBev brewing company, plans to keep A-B’s existing cost-cutting plan in place....
Wegmans Brand Outsells All Others in Certain Categories
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Wegmans’ store brands are outselling any other brand in categories including cereals, salsa, ice cream, frozen vegetables, yogurt and frozen self-rising pizza, reported Mary Ellen Burris, senior vice president of consumer affairs for the chain, in her latest column on the company’s website....
Tops Markets Selects Price/Promotion Optimization Systems
WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. — Tops Markets here is implementing price optimization and promotion management systems from DemandTec, San Carlos, Calif., for its marketing and merchandising operations....
Sprouts Revamps Website With Added Features
PHOENIX — Sprouts Farmers Market here has launched a new website it said will help improve the shopping experience and the overall health and wellness of its shoppers....
Wal-Mart Targets ‘Momtourage’ in New Ad Deal
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Wal-Mart Stores here is targeting mothers in a new online advertising deal with a division of NBC Universal, according to reports yesterday....
Ontario Metro Stores Dimming Lights in Conservation Campaign
TORONTO — Grocery stores in Ontario owned by Metro are dimming interior lights by as much as 50% during a summer effort to reduce demand on Ontario’s power grid....
USDA to Identify Retail Stores That Received Recalled Meat
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Friday that it will begin publicly disclosing the names of supermarkets and other retail outlets that have received recalled meat or poultry whenever the USDA announces a Class I recall....
Aldi Launches Recruiting Effort for Florida Invasion
BATAVIA, Ill. — Aldi is preparing for its entrance into Florida with a job recruiting website, aldifloridajobs.com....
Topco’s ONQI System Gets New Name Before Launch
SKOKIE, Ill. — The Overall Nutritional Quality Index (ONQI), a nutritional scoring system developed as a joint venture of Topco Associates and Griffin Hospital, will debut in three major U.S. grocery chains this September as the NuVal Nutritional Scoring System....
Report: Ice Cream Sales Are Hot
CHICAGO — Nine of 10 people (89%) ate ice cream last year, compared with three in five (59%) who ate novelties such as ice cream sandwiches or bars and less than two in five who had sherbet or frozen yogurt (37% and 34%, respectively), according to new consumer research from Mintel....
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