Supermarket News

Independents Take Aim At Wal-Mart, Dollar General

David Orgel — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:10:34 +0000

Harps Food Stores. Riesbeck Food Markets. Coborn’s. Windham IGA. These are only some of the retailers whose leaders trumpeted a message at last week’s NGA Show that really isn’t new but seemed fresh.

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Cause Marketing: What Is in Your Store’s DNA?

Phil Lempert — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:30:53 +0000

Last week, at the National Grocers Association Annual Convention, I presented the topline findings from our annual 2012 NGA SupermarketGuru Consumer Panel Survey. As part of the session, we invited four powerhouse industry leaders to have a candid and unrehearsed discussion about the major themes and findings that we discovered.

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Save-A-Lot Touts 13 New Stores

Mark Hamstra — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:03:52 +0000

ST. LOUIS — Save-A-Lot here on Wednesday issued a flurry of announcements about 13 new-store openings in four states.

Riesbeck’s Continues Growing Paczki Sales

Matthew Enis — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:02:01 +0000

ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio — Riesbeck’s Food Markets is ahead of itself in paczki sales so far this year.

Unified Q1 Sales Rise on Speciality Business

Mark Hamstra — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:50:08 +0000

LOS ANGELES — Unified Grocers here said Wednesday sales and earnings increased during the first fiscal quarter, which ended Dec. 31, buoyed by the company's specialty-products division.

Dollar Tree Adds to Frozen, Refrigerated Assortment

Mark Hamstra — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:56:14 +0000

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Dollar Tree here said Wednesday it plans to continue to install freezers and coolers at additional stores this year “because frozen and refrigerated product drives traffic into our stores.”

NRF Loss Prevention Conference & Expo

Don Cuppett — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:34:40 +0000

The NRF Loss Prevention Conference & EXPO is the nation’s leading retail-specific event for professionals specializing in loss prevention, asset protection and risk management. This annual event offers retail LP professionals 2 ½ days of top-notch educational sessions, numerous networking opportunities and an EXPO Hall full of cutting-edge technology and solutions.

Location

Ernest N. Morial Convention Center New Orleans, LA

United States

29° 57' 3.8376" N, 90° 4' 17.5152" W

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Natural Products Association MarketPlace

Don Cuppett — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:19:58 +0000

The official trade show and conference of the Natural Products Association (NPA), produced by New Hope Natural Media, is the longest running natural and healthy lifestyle products trade show. It's the place to meet your business needs, source new products, build industry relationships, and connect with thousands of colleagues.

Location

Sands Expo and Convention Center, The Venetian Resort Hotel Las Vegas, NV

United States

36° 6' 52.7256" N, 115° 10' 22.1376" W

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Dairy-Deli-Bake Seminar & Expo

Don Cuppett — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:02:57 +0000

IDDBA's Dairy-Deli-Bake is the largest show in the world serving these categories. It's also the most focused show because it only targets the serious buyers, merchandisers, and executives who have a shared passion for food. The 1,500 booth expo features a 10,000 sq. ft. retail merchandising center with hot new products, innovative merchandising ideas, and action themes. The face-to-face aspect of this event brings 8,000 key players together to build relationships, sell and buy new products and services, and learn new tactics and strategies from the amazing speaker lineup. Whether you're an exhibitor or attendee, the investment is returned many times over through strategic information, important networking, and competitive insight.

Location

New Orleans Morial Convention Center

900 Convention Center Blvd.

New Orleans, LA 70130

United States

29° 56' 29.346" N, 90° 3' 51.6096" W

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FirstSource: Retail Seafood

Don Cuppett — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:55:43 +0000

FirstSource: Retail Seafood is a powerful, hosted-buyer event for the retail seafood industry. Combining exclusive product presentations, product tastings, and private, one-on-one meetings, FirstSource: Retail Seafood offers a uniquely efficient method for high-volume supermarket chain seafood buyers to identify and source innovative products.

Location

Marriott Fort Lauderdale/Coral Springs

11775 Heron Bay Blvd.

Coral Springs, FL

United States

26° 18' 35.46" N, 80° 16' 59.3184" W

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