Christine Blank

Facing stiff competition from discount card outlets and other channels, supermarkets are turning more to value-priced cards.Overall, the greeting card category is increasingly challenging, retailers said."It is flat...

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Though Wal-Mart Stores is better known for its radio frequency identification program with its top 100 suppliers in the Dallas market, it is quietly moving ahead with a limited test of RFID on...

Fair trade-certified products are growing at a record pace, thanks in large part to their expansion in supermarkets. Such products have come to include perishables like bananas and mangoes.Overall, the category...

Don't have an organic cow, but there's a bit of a supply problem with milk.While grocers have not yet run out of product, deliveries have been cut back after demand began to seriously outstrip supply late last year...

A potato low in carbohydrates launched early this year is already high in value among Southeastern U.S. retailers.The SunLite potato, which has one-third fewer carbohydrates than regular potatoes, is being carried by...

A radio show on food and nutrition is pushing more shoppers into Lunds and Byerly's stores to buy the organic and natural foods profiled each week."Dishing Up Nutrition," heard on FM107.1 in the Minneapolis area every...

They arrived in time for the new year. Today, they stand before the newly resolute legions of diet-conscious Americans promising to manage their weight.What are they? New labels, on-pack starburst graphics and aisle...

Supermarkets will continue expanding general merchandise sets in 2005, but they also plan to be selective about the products and services offered.Grocery executives who talked to SN said some of the top growth...