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Cell phones have fast become today's do-everything device. As such, they lead the growing pack of handheld gadgets helping people manage their health and food choices. Someone walking the grocery aisles can text What do U want 4 Dinner? and key in...
The organic industry is full of passionate beliefs and independent thinking. So, it's a smooth fit for a company like Dr. Bronner's. The body care manufacturer celebrates 60 years of doing business in the United States this year, though its...
Big dairy took a hit this summer, and the fight is likely to continue into the fall. Consumer and small-farm advocates said they have taken up legal challenges to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's decision allowing Aurora Organic Dairy to...
Participants in the Step Up to Fight Diabetes promotion are in for a workout. Unlike other fund-raising walks, volunteers on Oct. 20 will be expected to climb 25 staircases along a professionally planned, 10-mile course through the city of...
Many Retailers Breathed a Sigh of Relief when they learned they wouldn't be required to certify their stores simply for handling and selling organic items. That was in 2002, when the National Organic Program was introduced, and it only required...
It's hard to be a consumer. Even the smart ones can have trouble making sense of product claims and labels. As an objective source of information and a longtime shoppers' advocate, Consumers Union occupies an important niche. It's also a unique...
Without setting foot in the store, Harris Teeter shoppers can learn how to keep their kids fit and trim, how to adopt an anti-inflammatory diet and what to look for in a sunscreen all by visiting the retailer's website. Those are a few of the...
Dole Food supplies fresh fruits and vegetables, packaged foods and juices to almost every supermarket in the country. The scope of its coverage is enormous: Dole, taken private in 2003, sources from 90 countries around the world and posted $6.2...
Every major supermarket chain has made room for healthy and organic offerings in one way or another. But with its disparate coast-to-coast banners, no one is as well-placed as Supervalu in marketing of health and wellness at the local level. The...
A look at how these retailer groups changed and evolved in 2006, with an eye toward expansion and remodels PERCENT THAT OPENED A NEW STORE Total: 9.2% Natural products store: 10.6% Health food store: 4.3% VMS store: 13.1% AVG. SQUARE FOOTAGE OF...