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Movable Banners: Lucky Is Up, Kash n' Karry Is Down
Is there some cosmic force that makes the industry seek symmetry? Probably not, but consider this: Last month in this space we took a look at the bold...
How Price Is Taking Center Stage in Latest Retail Battles
A string of reports in recent weeks shows supermarkets are under intense pressure to keep prices in line. Is the economy finally catching up to them?...
Biodiesel Offers Retailers a Way to Make a Green Statement
One of the more interesting debates taking place in the environmental arena is the role that biofuels should play. On the surface, as an alternative to...
Recounting the Industry's Long Days of Summertime
Now that Labor Day has passed and the unofficial end of summer is here, let's take a look at a few of the events that marked the season. We'll start with...
Countdown to Tesco: Why Few Retailers Are Deeply Worried
It's close to the moment of truth in the American Southwest. Soon all the talk and speculation will be over. Tesco will arrive here in November to begin...
Winn-Dixie Stores' Tenuous Pullback From the Brink
A few months ago, it started to look like the beleaguered Winn-Dixie Stores had a chance to step back from the brink, overcoming formidable odds against...
How Consumer Trends Flow From One Stage to Another
Every now and then, social trends surface that have the capacity to power major changes in the way the industry does business. In time, such trends come...
Retailers Forming Fruitful Ties With Farmers' Markets
When Whole Foods announced its plans to open a three-story, 50,000-square-foot store in Manhattan's Union Square, many of the city's chefs, along with...
Retail Sales: Supermarkets Gain, but Hold the Champagne
There’s some cause for celebration in the latest sales data from Information Resources Inc., but the good news is tempered by looming threats....
Resurrecting a Venerable Banner: The Lucky Gambit
In what may be the biggest-ever experiment in restoring a moribund retail brand, Save Mart is re-bannering 72 of the Albertsons stores it acquired in the Bay Area as Luckys....
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