It's no secret that Center Store lacks the foot traffic and sensory appeal that's become characteristic of the store's perimeter. Now retailers are narrowing the gap with digital media designed to draw customers to...
WASHINGTON The Take a Peak nutritional guidance program, which aims to promote the U.S. Department of Agriculture's MyPyramid guidelines in grocery aisles, was launched at 2,000 supermarket locations in 17 states...
A recent Mintel study reports that more than one-fifth of the close to 18,000 new food products introduced in 2006 made organic or all-natural claims. The of these items also seems to be permeating the materials used...
LAKELAND, Fla. Publix Super Markets here is reaching 400,000 new pet owners at adoption sites in five states with dog and cat training videos and coupons for pet food redeemable only at its stores. We understand the...
NEW YORK The National Advertising Review Council here and the Council of Better Business Bureaus have added two key initiatives to the fight against childhood obesity. Ten food and beverage manufacturers collectively...
FOOD RETAILERS MADE much better use of their email marketing programs in the last year than retailers overall. Although only between 40% and 50% of supermarket have an email marketing program in place, the segment is...
Center Store shoppers bought a healthy dose of products boasting nutritional benefits this year. Fortified energy drinks, water, teas and coffee touting healthy calories spurred the fastest growth in the non-alcoholic...
COMPANY-BRAND natural and organic products continued to gain critical mass in 2006. Boulder, Colo.-based Wild Oats Markets added 385 new store-brand items to its line of natural and organic foods, holistic supplements...
The center of the store is not the first place one might expect to get emotional. Still, a growing number of grocers are learning that these aisles present some of the greatest opportunities for forging meaningful...
CHICAGO Supermarkets should maximize their private-label investment in high-growth categories including soup, cereal, bottled water, snacks, shortening and oil, according to Understanding Emerging Trends and Key...