Americans' growing desire to take health and wellness into their own hands, as well as the increased health needs of aging baby boomers, will impact supermarkets' health and beauty care departments dramatically in the...
ORLANDO, Fla. -- In addition to discussing ways to reduce fuel costs for transportation into and out of their distribution centers, retailers and wholesalers at FMI's Productivity Convention & Expo here delved into...
NEW YORK -- Supermarkets are pumping up their their lunch and dinner business to capture a bigger bite of the lucrative takeout market.Industry observers pointed to a handful of operators that are giving restaurants a...
Just like contestants on a game show, supermarkets feel like they're about to pick the winning door -- except in this case, they're not on Let's Make A Deal. These doors are in aisle eight, where the frozen foods are...
HOUSTON -- Clinics in grocery stores may be the next wave in health care, if InterFit Health has its way.InterFit Health here has opened two of its RediClinic limited-service medical clinics in four H-E-Butt Grocery...
PLEASANTON, Calif. -- Safeway here and the Kroger Co., Cincinnati, both recently said they would move some over-the-counter pseudoephedrine (PSE) products behind the counter.Their announcements come more than a month...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Florida supermarket chains took advantage of a state-mandated sales tax holiday to promote batteries, flashlights and other hurricane-related supplies from June 1 through 12.Winn-Dixie Stores...
Like the old tree-in-a-forest question: If the federal government issued a health claim for a particular food, would anyone heed it?Keep listening. The Food and Drug Administration approved the qualified health claim...
It's taken several years of experimentation, but there is a consensus emerging: The most effective integration strategy placing better-for-you foods in Center Store sections does not disrupt the clean aisle lines or...
Consumers can't seem to get enough of Splenda. After just a few short years, the sweetener now accounts for more than 51% of all sugar substitute sales. It was largely responsible for the 8.1% increase in sales over...