Just about a month ago we were witness to newspaper headlines and television news reports warning that without a “fiscal cliff” deal in place, shoppers would be faced with $8 per gallon milk in the dairy case. Theses headlines, and possible sc...
It turns out your biggest challenge isn’t shoppers who complain, but those who don’t.
A report late last year from PricewaterhouseCoopers made this clear, and it’s worth taking a closer look.
Here’s how we reported this in SN: Grocery ...
The old saying “Time is money” speaks directly to its importance as a key element of success. All businesses depend on timeliness to some degree. Delivery companies, online retailers and similar ventures all boast of their ability to get the p...
Safeway’s announcement last week that Steve Burd will be retiring in May as chairman and CEO is a big deal for the company and the industry.
How big? For anyone who isn’t an industry veteran of more than 20 years, the fact is, Steve is alm...
This week's story about Caroline’s Cart, a new shopping cart designed to carry disabled children and adults, raises many interesting points about the supermarket industry — its relationship with consumers and the role it plays in society.
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The most recent general merchandise exploits read like a mystery thriller. Sort of like “The Da Vinci Code” with a GM spin.
A squeezed GM sector in the food channel, accounting for more than $30B in annual sales, has been challenged by oth...
It’s the end of the world as we know it, according to a hit pop tune by R.E.M and some creative interpretations of the Mayan calendar.
But if you’re going to buy into the Mayan calendar theory, why not couple it with some faith in the Nors...
It is often the case that U.S. food retailers trail their counterparts in Europe and elsewhere in the world when it comes to retail-related technology and sustainability initiatives.
That has once again been demonstrated by the results of ...
Tesco’s decision this month to explore alternatives for troubled Fresh & Easy was the culmination of a remarkably long decline for a venture that, a few may recall, once frightened U.S. retailers.
For a short period of time some five or si...
