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In This Week's Viewpoints
Dan Alaimo:
The Pace of Change Challenges Food Retailers
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Control Issues: Catching on to Organic Seafood
Last week, the National Organic Standards Board once again took up recommendations for the USDA certification of organic seafood. It's been a three-year,...
The Strange Mood of Consumers This Thanksgiving
We all know this economy has transformed the behavior of shoppers. They are avoiding restaurants, looking for deals, buying more private label, and choosing...
Why Ethnic Retailing Surges Despite Tough Times
It's hard out there in retail land, really hard. But you wouldn't know it by tracking the momentum around ethnic retailing. In recent weeks there's been...
Economy Creates Opportunity for Store Brands
One of the political arguments during the recent election campaign was that the U.S. should not emulate Europe, with its socialized medicine, high taxes...
How Best to Compete With a Re-Energized Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart went from retail juggernaut in the 1990s to stumbling giant a few years later. But now the Bentonville behemoth has regained its momentum and...
Food Recalls: How Retailers Can Turn Shopper Frowns Upside Down
Even when suspect food products aren't ingested, recalls can leave a bad taste in consumers' mouths. Once made aware that there was a chance they could...
Why Local Sourcing Doesn't Live by Green Alone
Proponents of local foods these days focus their attention on the environment and food safety. Phrases such as carbon footprint and food miles are inevitably...
Silver, Not Gold, for Supermarkets This Holiday
Are there any bright spots for the holiday selling season, with all the doom and gloom? A series of reports last week were not encouraging as the National...
FDA Intervention Not Needed for Produce Safety
It's not at all uncommon for American industries to tell the government that everyone corporations and consumers alike will be better off if their trade...
The High Cost of Pricing Mistakes in This Economy
It's tempting to say it's the economy's fault in describing shortfalls in retail financial results. But recently, both Supervalu and A&P took at least...
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