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A Season When Change Is Apparent All Around Us
Change happens 24/7, but it's not always evident. This spring, however, a lot seems different, more than just the seasonal return of budding flowers and...
More Store Deliveries or Fewer? Both Make Sense
While seemingly straightforward on the surface, food retailing is a fairly complex business when all of its variables are taken into account. This complexity...
New Supermarket Tie-Ins Embrace Consumer Priorities
Supermarkets are stepping up to the plate with new, timely initiatives that respond to the economy, sustainability and health — all key topics on consumer priority lists....
An Ailing Economy Doesn't Have to Hurt Wellness Sales
How appealing are premium-price health and wellness items now that shoppers are growing more budget-conscious?...
Meijer Campaign Throws Retail Advertising Into Spotlight
Can a small supermarket player in a big market gain wide notice with a bold ad campaign? At what point does such a campaign become so nontraditional as to risk turning off consumers?...
With Discount Generics, Chains Take Bigger Medical Role
The discount generic drug programs open a new world of possibilities to those willing to embrace them....
How Sam's Stands Out in the Shadows of Wal-Mart, Costco
Sam’s Club is celebrating 25 years of operation, but its greatest feat hasn’t been its longevity. The biggest success was finding its own path in a world of two giants: Wal-Mart and Costco. ...
Standards Not Enough in Hannaford Bros. Data Breach
As the Hannaford Bros. date breach and previous cases illustrate, industry standards have not deterred the bad guys from breaking through the firewall....
When Fast-Growing Retailers Decide to Hit the Brakes
There’s nothing so exciting in retailing as a chain expanding at a breakneck pace. But such rollouts eventually slow or end, often accompanied by lots of soul-searching. Just ask Tesco and Dollar General. ...
Whole Foods Finds Smooth Sailing at High Altitude
Several months after acquiring Wild Oats, Whole Foods is fitting into its new Boulder, Colo., environs just fine, and consumers have begun showing their approval by opening their hemp-cloth wallets....
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