Independents / Regional Grocers

BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Supermarket retailers need to gear up for the consumer direct challenge before this business format jumps from infancy into maturity, according to a study released here last week.A comprehensive report based on two years of research by the Consumer Direct Cooperative, which researches the packaged-goods industry, predicts that 15 million to 20 million households will become regular

byDavid Orgel