The business world is mulling the year ahead with much trepidation...

In a subdued holiday season when many Americans are hunkering down at home — assuming they still have a home — few consumers are giving thought to global challenges...

Good news! The economy has driven Americans back home to the dinner table...

When Michael Cullen founded the modern supermarket concept at the beginning of the Great Depression, his intent was laid out in this comment: “These are tough times, and I am on the level when I say I will do more than any other man in this...

The U.S. Department of Labor last week released another raft of grim news, indicating that the recession is deepening and layoffs are spreading. New claims for unemployment benefits for the week ending Dec. 6 rose by 573,000, reaching their...

Even in the current economic downturn, retailers need to remain vigilant about certain technical issues, particularly consumer data security...

The media's current focus on Wal-Mart's gains in this economy leaves the impression that the chain's sole focus is to cut prices. What slips under the radar is the giant retailer's intensive, behind-the-scenes research and testing to further set...

How many retail executives do you know who would let a manager spend money on an idea that was clearly not going to work, only because it was better for that associate to learn for himself or herself...

Last week, the National Organic Standards Board once again took up recommendations for the USDA certification of organic seafood. It's been a three-year, upstream swim for board members, and has generated its share of controversy. The bones of...

We all know this economy has transformed the behavior of shoppers. They are avoiding restaurants, looking for deals, buying more private label, and choosing lesser cuts of meat...