Lucia Moses

SALT LAKE CITY - In the past, Scott Smeding didn't find out about new products until he saw them on his competitors' shelves. Now, he can get a jump on his rivals when he gets new items like S.C. Johnson & Son's...

INDIANAPOLIS - Marsh Supermarkets here is realizing improved turns and better sales after adjusting planogram sizes to reflect store-specific sales trends, said Bill Loneman, senior vice president of merchandising...

McCLEAN, VA. - Retailers and manufacturers are spending a lot of time and effort to differentiate their products and services, but only half of those efforts are paying off.That's one of the main findings of a study...

With sports drinks and bottled water pumping out double-digit sales growth, it's hard to blame retailers for not getting, er, juiced up about the juice category."We grow our isotonic business 15%-20% per year," said...

NEW YORK - Nearly every category in the supermarket has been influenced by the interest in specialty food, from imported pasta to human-grade pet food. While its $35 billion in annual sales is just a morsel of the...

ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. - Fresh-focused retailers are gaining appeal not just because of their lush and plentiful fruit and vegetable offerings but their eclectic Center Store assortment, industry watcher Bill Bishop said...

CARSON, Calif. - Extra-virgin olive oil, wine, Manchego cheese, paprika, saffron - those are some of the 50 or so specialty foods from Spain that are on display this month at 13-store Bristol Farms, based here.Bristol...

Few grocery aisles are more dynamic than beverage. Americans, in search of something new, convenient, and better for them, have moved away from sugary soft drinks in favor of bottled water, energy drinks and teas with...