There are many retailers and suppliers that are experimenting with different ways to prepare kale. On the expo floor today, I saw companies that are taking kale even further....More
LOS GATOS, Calif. — FoodLink here said Tuesday that it has reached a 10-year agreement to provide an online buying platform for several categories of fresh product for Ahold USA....More
Battered by the recession a few years ago, floral department managers have emerged with a commitment to pushing fresh, high-quality flowers, not just during the major holidays, but year-round....More
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — Price Chopper Supermarkets here said Friday that it has promoted Christina Maltbie to vice president and treasurer and hired Safeway veteran Richard Reed as vice president of produce and floral merchandising....More
Vegetable and herb gardening got off to an early start this year thanks to unseasonably warm weather in most parts of the country. The effect of that, however, on retailers’ sales of fledgling plants has been mixed....More
“If you look at this building today you’ll see that we’ve come to terms with understanding who we want to be,” David Hepfinger, Weis Markets’ chief executive officer, says of the chain’s new store in Bellefonte, Pa.
HILLSBORO, Ore. — Hank’s Thriftway celebrates Mother’s Day floral sales twice — on May 10, Mexico’s Mother’s Day — and on the second Sunday in May, when Mother’s Day is traditionally celebrated here....More
LUBBOCK, Texas — United Supermarkets on Monday released details of what it calls its “next generation” Market Street store, now under construction here....More
PENNINGTON, N.J. — Pennington Quality Market, an upscale, single-unit supermarket here, has seized opportunity after opportunity to grow its perishables departments....More
Valentine’s Day can mean huge sales for fresh departments. Floral sales are second only to Mother’s Day, and in-store bakeries see Valentine’s Day as excellent for cake sales....More
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — For shoppers celebrating Valentine’s Day at home, Winn-Dixie Stores will be making cooking easy with instructions for a special “Valentine’s Surf & Turf Meal.”...More
BEDMINSTER, N.J. — Kings Food Markets here on Friday held grand reopening ceremonies for its store here showcasing a revamped brand built around “passion for food.”...More
Five-foot-tall Mylar balloons, tulips, orchids, bromelaids and creative arrangements are taking center stage for Valentine’s Day in supermarket floral departments across the country....More
PLEASANTON, Calif. — Safeway has introduced new Valentine’s Day floral and candle gifts from Debi Lilly, according to the official Safeway blog....More
CARSON, Calif. — Bristol Farms here said it has remodeled and reopened its original store in Rolling Hills, Calif., with a new design and decor package....More
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Kowalski's Markets' mums are sourced locally and their extra-bright colors and dewy freshness show it. Huge displays of potted mums create...More
AUSTIN, Minn. — At a Hy-Vee store here, children regularly escort their Moms to the produce department, where they're persuading them to buy the likes of...More
Capturing shopper interest and confidence doesn't have to start in-store. Simple steps such as planting flowers and placing planters in parking lots and...More
WHETHER IT'S SHOPPERS living in small spaces or shoppers with limited mobility, retail gardening centers and floral departments are adjusting their product...More
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