Retail Financial Archive
The Indulgent Shopper
THE INDULGENT consumer can be a boon for supermarkets when she's not shopping at Costco or Whole Foods. Indulgent shoppers are the sweet spot for supermarkets,...
The Ethnic Shopper
ETHNIC SHOPPERS come in many nationalities, though Hispanic consumers from a variety of countries south of the U.S. border are the most common, with Asians...
The Green Shopper
SHOPPERS CONCERNED about the environment would like to know that the retail store where they buy their food shares their concern. That's why when Hannaford...
Consumer Focus
The modern grocery shopper has evolved considerably, under recent social and economic pressures, and the competitive set of food-retailing venues needs...
The List Maker
CONSUMERS who plan their shopping trips with a list of what they want to buy can pose a challenge for supermarkets, which count on point-of-sale displays...
The New Value Shopper
THE NEW VALUE shopper is less likely to stock up, will drive farther to find a deal, is less picky about brands and more fussy over price. Beyond that,...
The Convenience Shopper
IN THE food-retailing universe, Wal-Mart Supercenters are often cited as the antithesis of convenience big, sprawling boxes of 100,000 square feet or...
The Channel Surfer
AS THE NUMBER of food-retailing channels has proliferated in recent years, consumers are finding it easier and easier to become channel surfers. Recent...
Former Penn Traffic Stores to Take Tops Name
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Saying that shoppers were “ready for a fresh start,” Tops Markets will rebrand the P&C Foods and Quality Markets stores it acquired under the Tops Friendly Markets name, the company said Friday. ...
FMI 2010 Phone App Available
LAS VEGAS — An interactive smart phone application designed for this week’s FMI 2010 Show here is available as a free download....
Winn-Dixie Launches Program to Help Fishermen
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Winn-Dixie Stores here said Friday it is launching a "Neighbors Helping Neighbors" program at its 36 New Orleans-area stores that will allow customers to contribute money to a relief fund being set up through the United Way of Greater New Orleans....
CSPI Threatens Safeway Suit
WASHINGTON — The Center for Science in the Public Interest will file a lawsuit against Safeway on behalf of customers if it fails to adopt a policy to notify loyalty cardholders who’ve purchased recalled food, it announced Thursday....
Strike Continues as Shaw’s Considers Outsourcing
METHUEN, Mass. — Striking workers at Shaw’s distribution center here this week said the retailer is seeking to outsource its meat and deli operations to C&S Wholesale Grocers....
A&P Losses Deepen; Marshall Launches Strategy
MONTVALE, N.J. — Work has already begun on Ron Marshall’s plan to revive A&P, although the chain’s struggles only intensified during his first months as the company’s chief executive officer. ...
Loblaw Ontario Contract Talks Break Down
TORONTO — Negotiations between Loblaw and four United Food and Commercial Workers union locals have broken down over what the union called the retailer's unwillingness to bargain productively. ...
Delhaize U.S. Comps Down 1.8% in Q1
BRUSSELS — Delhaize Group here Wednesday reported that first-quarter comparable-store sales fell 1.8% in the U.S. and operating profits were down 6.9% as it rolled out a new pricing initiative....
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