The Whos down in Whoville are starting to stir, as memories of the recession are beginning to blur.
Maybe they’ll spend a bit more this year — perhaps on a roast, a dessert, or some holiday cheer.
But wait, there’s word of a cold, icy ...
It’s not yet a crisis, but it’s getting closer.
Supermarkets will continue to have a more difficult time filling roles as Baby Boomers begin to retire. That shouldn’t be surprising, because it’s been predicted for some time.
But it lea...
Usually marketing food products to kids isn’t exactly popular.
With the CDC reporting the childhood obesity epidemic tripling over the last 30 years, no one wants to see children drinking more sugary drinks or eating more fast food.
Bu...
It was the wake-up call no one wanted, but opened the food industry’s eyes to gaps in crisis preparedness.
Today, one year later, the industry is better positioned, but still learning and trying to spread the lessons more widely.
That...
Over the past few years we have seen modest changes in the bricks-and-mortar side of supermarkets in spite of supermarkets losing 1.6% of dollar sales (and the customers who represent that percentage) to other channels of distribution includin...
For years the industry has looked to Kantar Retail to help define which retailers and suppliers are performing best in a wide variety of attributes, from company strategies to shopper insights. This consultancy’s annual PoweRanking report has ...
Many visits to the new online health insurance exchanges, launched Oct. 1, have been marked by head scratches, eye rolls and overall feelings of exasperation as Americans attempt to shop for coverage and find out if they qualify for subsidies ...
It’s a problem as old as the food industry itself.
Big retail chains get lots of attention and resources from suppliers, while smaller, independent retailers are often left behind without access to innovative programs and timely access to ...
