It took all of 64 hours for a team of Haggen associates to transform this location into a store worthy of its new banner.
Between Wednesday midnight and Saturday at 4 p.m., they polished and painted the former Saf...
The merchandising services personnel who toil at supermarkets every day are on the front lines of a massive and complex effort to ensure that shelf sets are accurate, promotions are in place and new products are...
Green initiatives may at times seem like programs better suited for the big chains, along with things like enterprise resource planning or corporate social responsibility. But in central Wisconsin, Festival Foods is...
Supermarkets planning to survive the present economic downturn would be wise to avoid middle-market positioning, said an A&P executive in an address here. There's been a big shift among retailers to get out of the...
What does a data warehouse project have to do with boosting profits on Halloween? Executives at Lund Food Holdings, Edina, Minn., are confident that data warehouse and analytics capabilities installed this year will...
Brookshire Grocery Co.'s 156 stores are offering more customized product assortments that better reflect local shopper demographics and behavior since the chain went live with SAP for Retail solutions in July. It's...
In an event greatly anticipated by the supermarket industry, Wal-Mart has debuted its modern take on the corner grocery store with four 15,000-square-foot Marketside locations in this market. Billed as a the...
Publix Super Markets claims an impressive 55.1% market share of traditional grocery business in its five-state trading area, yet it's striving to further improve in-store performance. It expects CPG suppliers to weigh...
FORT WORTH, Texas -- There's nothing generic about store-brand marketing.The retail branding proposition has expanded to encompass a rich mix of skill sets, ranging from product design and formulation, to advertising...
SAN FRANCISCO -- Food brokers are closing ranks to challenge the growing phenomenon of retail merchandising mandates.The emerging practice -- whereby some supermarket chains designate exclusive or semi-exclusive...
