The challenge of health and wellness is in the communication with our shoppers.
At the end of May, FMI held its “Health and Wellness @ Retail” conference bringing together retail dietitians, CPG brands, pharmacists and others who have comm...
A dollar has very little value these days.
That’s a complaint I’ve heard so many times in recent years from friends, family members and others.
But I’ve never heard it from dollar store executives, who are driving their value-oriented...
Last week, Connecticut blazed a trail by becoming the first state to require GMO labeling.
Well, sort of.
As part of a compromise to shield businesses from exposure to first mover liabilities, a trigger clause prevents the directive fr...
Here’s a sure-fire way to achieve perfect collaboration between retailers and suppliers. Give each the exact same business models and goals. No problem, right?
Wrong. That scenario will never work, because partners are far too different in...
June 3 kicks off the fourth annual Hemp History Week, with nearly 700 supermarkets around the country participating in special promotions of food, beverages and clothing made with this multifaceted oilseed crop. Whole Foods Market alone has si...
Whole Foods Market is a magnet for upscale consumers on the prowl for organic apples, gluten free bakery products, vegetarian meals, and everything in between.
The retailer knows well, however, that the right store box and marketing str...
Over the course of five days this month, Danbury, Conn., where I live, experienced the opening of a Whole Foods Market and a PriceRite outlet — two stores with distinct identities that couldn’t be on more opposite sides of the supermarket spec...
Many food industry players have embraced social media on faith. They’re sure it will pay off, but they can’t say exactly how or when.
That’s beginning to change.
More retailers are focusing on activities with the potential for clear re...
One of the most talked-about factoids presented at Food Marketing Institute’s Future Connect conference a few weeks ago was a projection that bricks-and-mortar grocery operators would lose 11% of their sales to online purveyors in 10 years’ ti...
Supervalu’s new president and CEO, Sam Duncan, spent his career in retailing, but lately I keep associating him with automotives. That’s because he’s the new head mechanic charged with fixing the Minneapolis-based distributor, and he just foun...
