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CONSUMERS OF NATURAL PRODUCTS were among the earliest adopters of the Internet as a tool to search for information, products and retail sources. For this group of core consumers, the days of catalog mail order or doing it yourself were over...
Wal-Mart’s Live Better Index indicates that both Red and Blue states share an 18% adoption rate of five ecologically friendly products being tracked by the retailer.
CHICAGO Having multiple private-label tiers not only expands overall private-label sales, it also strengthens a retailer's connection with its most valued customers, according to a new study. Conducted by private-label sales and marketing firm...
MINNEAPOLIS Supervalu here plans to invest more effort in the merchandising and development of private-label offerings, Jeff Noddle, chairman and chief executive officer, told shareholders at the company's annual meeting here last week. We've...
LONDON French retailer Carrefour is in a position to accelerate growth in emerging markets and to push ahead into new territories after enjoying great success from focusing capital expenditure on its key markets over the past two years. Speaking...
LONDON Fierce competition in the French retail market has led Auchan to create two new innovative store concepts, which are enabling it to fight off the threat from the hard discounters in the grocery area and to meet consumer demands for a high...
Several Southeastern retailers kicked off the summer grilling season this Memorial Day with strong price promotions on meats and other cookout favorites, despite rising costs led by the recent doubling in the price of corn used in animal feed...
Bashas' here said last week it is considering possible expansion of its new natural and organics format, Ike's Farmer's Market, into the Phoenix area following the opening 10 days ago of the first Ike's in Oro Valley, near Tucson. There are no...
Like U.S. supermarkets everywhere, Days Market draws a lot of traffic in the week leading up to Memorial Day from shoppers planning their first big weekend of the summer. We're situated between two reservoirs, and there are just tons of fishing...