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Hannaford Bros.' produce departments have something in common with the local farms where its fruits and vegetables are grown: available space. The extra room makes highlighting the stories of local farmers a snap, since produce managers simply set...
The tough economic times Loblaw Cos. officials have been worried about have finally arrived. But they haven't come without opportunity. Resigned to a period of slowing revenues as the Canadian grocery market absorbs rapid deflation, the retailer...
Food retailers aren't expecting too many surprises this holiday season. Buoyed by a shift toward more at-home dining and buffeted by strong price competition and frugal consumer spending habits, supermarket operators told SN they expect those...
Pick-Rite Thriftway, a one-store operator, will be introducing a loyalty system this week that employs a “virtual wallet” where promotional offers can be populated.
Family Dollar Stores here intends to target supermarket pricing in upcoming advertising in a campaign that will point out it carries the same items at lower price points, the company said during its second annual investors conference. With our...
The future is already here it's just not evenly distributed, said the science fiction writer William Gibson, who coined the term That characterization may well apply to digital coupons, found online and increasingly on mobile phones. They...
Several years ago, concerns about fraud and duplication caused a number of food retailers to reject coupons that originated online. The number of retailers taking that action has largely diminished, though Foodtown stores, such as one in Denville...
ShopRite supermarkets, independently owned stores that are part of the Wakefern cooperative, are making their weekly specials available to shoppers via a free Apple iPhone and iTouch Application called ShopRite Weekly Specials.
Marsh Supermarkets is planning to test a new mobile marketing idea at two stores before the end of the year, said Mark Heckman, vice president of marketing.