WASHINGTON -- Food makers, amid increasing calls for regulation stemming from obesity concerns, are proposing stricter limits on kid-aimed food ads. Meanwhile, their biggest lobby released a survey summarizing their...
MONTREAL -- Loblaw Cos., which has set the standard for private-label development, has added a hefty helping of new grocery products under its premium President's Choice brand, most of them marketed as better-for-you...
CHICAGO -- Americans love so-called lifestyle wines, those that are easy on the wallet and palate alike. With wacky labels and whimsical names like Yellow Tail and Smoking Loon, they're prominent on a new list of the...
SAN ANTONIO -- H.E. Butt Grocery here already offers a popular cooking course for kids through its upscale Central Market format. Now, Central Market is hoping to give them another reason to travel down the grocery...
Many retailers are interested in installing in-store digital signs to cultivate sales and loyalty through brand and retailer ads and food tips and information. Can the technology revive the area of the store that...
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. -- Manufacturers risk more than just depriving themselves of near-term sales when they make new items unaffordable for smaller chain retailers, a regional retailer said during a panel...
It's not just Wal-Mart -- everybody wants a piece of Center Store.More than half of respondents to a new SN survey recognized that all non-supermarket channels, not just the mega-discounter, rival them for Center...
WASHINGTON -- The head of the Grocery Manufacturers of America called for retailers to move faster in adopting data synchronization, saying the overall adoption rate is too slow."One of the most challenging things we...
NEW YORK -- Supermarket store brands maintained their share of dollar sales but lost unit share from 2003 to 2004. Private label performed better than national brands in dollar sales, but in supermarkets and combined...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Associated Wholesale Grocers said it plans to add about 35% to its specialty foods assortment this year, building on the growth of its 2-year-old specialty program.Associated is on track to sell ...