Viewpoints

To meet demands for fresh foods, automation and data analysis imperative

Contributors Matthew Hourin of Deloitte & Touche and Marissa Nelson of Ahold USA share tips for integrating health services

What U.S. supermarkets can learn about e-commerce, combatting Aldi & Lidl

The consumer view of the value proposition was at one time fairly simple and straightforward: “Is the product quality and quantity equal to or greater than the price I am paying for it?” But with the advent of healthy eating, socially consciou...

The bad news for the grocery industry is that it has become a cauldron of consolidation. The past few years have seen major grocery chains buying smaller competitors to forestall the Walmart takeover of the industry. Kroger buys Harris Teeter ...

Using your customers’ innate fear of shortage, scarcity techniques can persuade customers to add extra impulse buys to their basket. These techniques can be used almost anywhere, both online or offline. What types of scarcity technique are sui...