In the food industry, there are always culprits. They usually have long tenures, and can even define the decade in which they were topical. In the '80s, it was fat; in the '90s, it was carbs. So far, as we near the end of the first decade of a new...
When Troy Prothero presents Food Lion's Vendor Pulse data-sharing strategy to suppliers, he makes a point of including an image of Spider-Man on one of his PowerPoint slides...
By the time you read this, Black Friday — the name conjures up anything but rosy profits — will have come and gone and retailers will have a better indication of 2009 holiday sales momentum...
This is the week retailers traditionally kick off the holiday season. For supermarkets, that means dressing themselves up with fruit baskets, wine and cheese platters, and complete turkey dinners. It seems there's always a party to cater to, a...
It's ironic that technology is required for retailers and consumers to find producers located in their own backyards. But that's just what's happening, and it's increasingly helping the niche local food movement go mainstream...
When retailers discuss Hispanic marketing best practices, they inevitably raise a number of points that haven't changed much over time...
Digital coupons may represent a small fraction of the total population of coupons, but their impact is starting to be felt in food retailing...
Americans are taking part in a new sports craze...