INDIANAPOLIS (FNS) -- As value-added products proliferate in perishables departments, there is greater chance of food contamination, several panelists told members of the Indiana Grocery and Convenience Store...
ST. LOUIS (FNS) -- Services were held here last week for Clarence Y. Shaul, executive director of the Mid-America Grocers Association.Shaul died June 22 of heart disease at St. Mary's Health Center here. He was 59...
Supermarkets for years have been committed to community relations but now requests from those communities are accelerating. From Food Banks to Boy Scouts, organizations increasingly are seeking help.The pickup in...
MINNEAPOLIS (FNS) -- While Dayton-Hudson's Target supercenters have shown "progress," the company is still hesitant to roll out the format nationwide, Robert J. Ulrich, chairman and chief executive officer, told SN...
Independents need a niche to propel themselves into the 21st century.And while many such operators have already found the calling, others continue the struggle to survive amid intense competition from large chains and...
OKLAHOMA CITY (FNS) -- Fleming Cos. here plans to further beef-up development of corporate retail stores this year -- earmarking $130 million for 21 new stores and 40 remodels.The outlay is the major part of a...
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (FNS) -- Savvy retailers know that loss prevention means much more than controlling shrink in their stores. Other basic, and crucial, aspects of loss prevention, such as ensuring customer and...
INDIANAPOLIS (FNS) -- Independent retailers face a formidable challenge in the next five to seven years from supercenters and new "pantry" departments in discount stores, said Bill Lancaster, vice president of...
ST. LOUIS -- Peppered by promotions and a professional chef, a gourmet-style home-meal replacement program is proving to be a winner at Straub's, a four-unit independent, here.HMR with a gourmet touch "did very well...
Private-label cereal is alive and well following some anxious moments during last year's price wars among the branded manufacturers.Despite the hot new prices and promotions by manufacturers of national brands...