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Target Corp. said last week it has launched an initiative to place more emphasis on healthful food offerings. We are expanding our assortment of healthy alternatives in our food categories, and we will be featuring those products more prominently...
RPCS, a multi-banner independent, has created the Food Pyramid banner for the nine Albertsons stores it acquired in Oklahoma and plans to use the government's food pyramid program for healthy eating as part of its promotional strategy. The name...
Healthier versions of beverages geared toward little ones are finding their way up tiny straws this back-to-school season. But that's not all that's being drawn. Retailers are reporting a rise in incremental sales amid a steady flow of new...
Congress and the Food and Drug Administration should be wary of those calling for more inspections as an answer to the food safety issue, “as this represents a simplistic solution to a complex situation and an expensive approach that cannot...
Supervalu, the third-largest grocery retail company in the United States, yesterday announced that in-store delis at all of its Acme, Albertsons, bigg’s, Cub Foods, Farm Fresh, Hornbacher’s, Jewel-Osco, Lucky, Shaw’s, Shop ‘...
Consumers' aspirations to stay healthy are evident in this year's rankings of nonfood categories from Information Resources Inc. data. The top volume categories are all health and beauty care items internal analgesics, vitamins, toothpaste, cold...
Quick and easy isn't enough for today's harried consumers. Center Store shoppers are also demanding the food and beverages they consume offer health benefits or some other desirable consequence. Just take a look at Information Resources Inc.'s...
Despite an industrywide outcry, a Medicaid official held out little hope for timely changes to the new prescription reimbursement regulations, unless the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is forced to do so by Congress. The regulations...
The secret formula to robust retail sales last year was pairing health and wellness with convenience. That is a winning combination, said Sheila McCusker, editor of Times & Trends for Information Resources Inc., Chicago. While supermarkets...