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Food retailers are taking a step back from their e-tailing programs and learning it's important to walk before they run. In the Internet's mix of content, community and e-commerce, they are finding that providing information and community on their...
MIAMI -- As the supermarket of the future takes on a decidedly more ethnic flavor, mainstream retailers would do well to emulate what independent grocers are doing to attract and retain Hispanic and Asian shoppers, consultant Thomas Tseng told an...
SECAUCUS, N.J. -- Supermarket operators can take a bigger slice of the marketplace with ethnic meat and a good marketing plan, speakers told attendees at the recent Eastern Perishable Products Association's Expo here.Indeed, panelist Kevin O'Brien...
This won't be known as the year that supermarkets first discovered the opportunities in ethnic merchandising. That happened some time ago.But 2001 may go down as the year that the industry got more serious about addressing the opportunities.A...
Supermarket bakeries are rounding out their all-American holiday dessert selection with a handful of treats that pay homage to the customs of the Old World -- and south of the border traditions. But no matter which way retailers travel, they're...
The Hispanic community is talking, but have retailers been listening?With their loved ones in other countries and their extensive use of the telephone to stay in touch, the ever-growing Hispanic demographic presents an incremental sales...
DALLAS -- The newest Albertson's unit here includes the chain's most extensive ethnic hair care center, part of an overall effort by the retailer to cater to the area's large African-American community.The two-sided aisle, which occupies 96 linear...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Some chain and independent supermarkets are discovering there's much to learn before pursuing a specific segment of Hispanic shoppers, but the effort is well worth it, retailers told SN.Specifically, Winn-Dixie, Food Lion, Met...
BOULDER, Colo. -- Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy here has opened its first retail unit, a hybrid offering of traditional and natural remedies.s and lotions, according to manager Jennifer Cooke. Under the Pharmaca banner, the store dispenses...