Angelo Caputo's Fresh Markets is trying something new with its sixth store: a huge array of prepared foods, both hot and cold, to cater to the hectic lives of its customers. They were added, said spokesman Dale Ohman, based on customer feedback...
Signs on the economic horizon look grim for many shoppers the costs of gasoline and home heating have continued to rise this winter, unemployment is creeping back up in many parts of the country, inflation is at its highest point in 17 years, and...
Price Chopper Supermarkets put Mezza Luna Fontina, handmade by three of its cheese clerks, in the spotlight during Christmas week last month. The cheese got top billing in the 116-unit chain's ad circular with a quarter-page block featuring a...
Although financial experts had warned that consumers might spend less during the 2007 holidays due to high gas prices and other financial concerns, many supermarket prepared foods departments enjoyed a great season. Some supermarket food-service...
All the years of effort that supermarket retailers have put into their prepared food departments finally seem to be paying off. In fact, supermarkets are expected to sell $25 billion worth of prepared food in 2008, according to recent data from...
Balducci’s issued an apology for an “unfortunate error and oversight” that allowed various hams at one location to be advertised with signs indicating they were “delicious for Chanukah.”
After 11 years, Riesbeck's Markets has revived a pre-holiday event that's designed to showcase the exclusive products that shoppers can get at Riesbeck's and nowhere else. Riesbeck's already holds an advantage over its competition up and down the...
Consumers might be feeling pinched this holiday season when it comes to gift-giving, but supermarket retailers are expecting business to be buoyant as at-home dining becomes more attractive and rising gas prices keep shoppers close to home. There...
Price Chopper Supermarkets sent three of its front-line cheese clerks to Wisconsin to learn firsthand how cheese is made. The goal was to bolster staffers' knowledge about cheese so they can interact with customers with greater confidence. That...
Today's holiday dinners may not be prepared exactly the way Norman Rockwell envisioned, but with consumers more pressed for time and less confident in the kitchen a growing number of shoppers are searching for easier ways to impress friends...
