DOLLAR SALES % CHANGE YEAR AGO 1. MILK $12,204,500,000 13.88 2. CARBONATED BEVERAGES $11,775,370,000 -1.75 3. FRESH BREAD & ROLLS $9,110,307,000 4.61 4. BEER/ALE/ALCOHOLIC CIDER $8,535,837,000 3.52 5. SALTY SNACKS $7,349,588,000 2.77 6. NATURAL...
Food Cellar & Co., a new grocery store banner associated with the Amish Market chain, had its grand opening last week in the Queens town of Long Island City. The 22,000-square-foot store was given a new identity to signify differences from the...
It sounds like a math problem for a college entrance exam: If Shopper X has Y amount of dollars to spend on groceries, how will she choose to distribute it among Retailers A, B and C when the cost of food and gas have increased Z percent? Throw in...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced that Omaha meat packing company Nebraska Beef is expanding its beef recall announced on August 8, after USDA regulators concluded that the company's production practices on June 24 were...
Retailers, like consumers, expect the meat they buy to be free of pathogens, and most of it is. But when an outbreak occurs, the ramifications are far-reaching and can linger at the store and elsewhere. All agree that the sooner a pathogen's...
Two years of major foodborne illness outbreaks and massive product recalls have taken consumer confidence in the U.S. food supply to a low ebb. As unfortunate as these events are, they offer retailers an important opportunity to engage their...