Florida supermarkets helped to extinguish the suffering as wildfires raged through the state this month.As firefighters battled flames, supermarkets donated food and funds and served communities despite evacuation...
LAKELAND, Fla. (FNS) -- The Fuller family is leaving Publix Super Markets.The Fullers are a fictional family that was featured in a series of television ads in Georgia, Florida, Alabama and South Carolina that Publix...
DAYTON, Ohio -- Dorothy Lane Market here recently commemorated its 50th anniversary with a free concert for 4,000 attendees -- including its frequent-shopper cardholders, employees, manufacturers and other retailers...
Many retailers are reaching the conclusion that the true value of their frequent-shopper programs lies less in providing discounts to shoppers and more in the data gathered during all customer interactions.This data...
Retailers and wholesalers are adopting a tougher tone in their year-2000 communications with suppliers and trading partners.At least two retailers have threatened to seek an alternate supplier, if their current one...
ORLANDO, Fla. (FNS) -- To effectively evaluate promotions in the meat department, retailers must use the same tools they use in category management elsewhere: accurate scanning data, retail-price information, unit...
CHICAGO (FNS) -- What started as a knee-jerk response to convenience-store competition a few years ago now appears to be a lasting trend in the supermarket industry.Nearly 500 U.S. supermarkets, ranging in size from...
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Although many units of Winn-Dixie Stores carry specialty items for Hispanic shoppers, a retooled store here signals that the chain is experimenting with a major commitment to that market in its fresh...
ORLANDO, Fla. (FNS) -- While one supermarket chain is reportedly quietly entering the irradiated meat business, others are choosing to wait until issues of supply and consumer acceptance are cleared up.A Southeastern...
ROME, Ga. (FNS) -- A class-action lawsuit filed here last week charges Ingles Markets with discriminating against female employees by denying them equal pay, promotions and management opportunities.The suit was filed...