An independent operator who converted one of his two stores to a Hispanic format 15 months ago said sales are up 30%, with most of the increase coming after he hired more bilingual employees last April. Tom Evans, owner of Grande Foods, a 35,000...
Green household products are making a clean sweep through supermarkets. Eco-friendly cleaning products from small, niche companies are gaining widespread distribution in mainstream stores, while major national brands are reformulating products to...
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...
Wegmans Food Markets has announced a partnership with New York-based Environmental Defense to establish a first-of-its-kind purchasing policy for its raw farmed shrimp. The new purchasing standards will require farmed shrimp producers to eliminate...
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...
Tesco said it will open its first ground-up Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market in Laguna Hills, Calif., on Nov. 28, which will be more of a prototype than stores in converted locations.