WASHINGTON -- Identifying and promoting the items consumers want are two of the biggest challenges facing conventional supermarkets merchandising natural and organic produce, according to a top natural products...
NEW YORK -- With Halloween just around the corner, produce managers have once again made room for displays of pumpkins and other harvest-related items sold primarily for their decorative and craft appeal."Pumpkins are...
Eco-labels are good for the environment, raising social consciousness -- and the bottom line, retailers told SN.These increasingly visible, ecology-minded tags have made a strong impact on a growing number of...
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The first suspected case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in Japan should serve as another warning for the U.S. meat industry to increase safeguards against the stealthy, border-crossing malady...
EAGLE RIVER, Wis. -- Bonson's Pick 'n Save used a recently completed renovation to introduce new signage designed to enhance the customer shopping experience.Co-owner Chuck Bonson's intention was to create in his...
EAGLE RIVER, Wis. -- Bonson's Pick 'n Save has made fruits and vegetables the centerpiece of its totally renovated store, with the help of an eye-catching, seven-foot-high produce island.The renovation proves the...
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- A pair of ground beef recalls last week removed more than one million pounds of product from the food distribution channel -- and threatened to cast a pall over the grill-happy Labor Day weekend...
CHICAGO -- Illinois state health authorities are continuing to track a large-scale outbreak of foodborne illness here that has sickened at least 39 people since July 1, and most recently led local retailer Dominick's...
Produce departments are using a greater availability of mushrooms to showcase their dedication to customer demand, retailers told SN.The common white mushroom is still the runaway best seller, capturing a vast...
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. -- Produce merchandising has taken on a European flair at a new corporate store operated by Piggly Wiggly Supermarkets.The prototype features an overall circular design plan and an abundance of natural...
