Predicting the future is a highly risky activity. That becomes clear when you look back at our primarily upbeat financial analyst roundtable from a year ago, entitled “Looking Up.” Here are some quotes from analysts in that forum. “I think this...

Check out this statistic — from an American Greetings Research Council study on consumer purchasing habits — that appeared in a 1997 SN story I wrote on tactics that supermarkets were implementing to win nonfood market share: “Of the $148 billion...

Despite its name, Safeway does not always choose the safe way. In fact, this retailer is a leader in thinking out of the box. It's not hard to rattle off a list of Safeway's innovative and successful initiatives, such as the Safeway Select private...

Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., went on the defensive during last week's Senate committee hearing organized to address the food-vs.-fuel debate over corn and ethanol...

This annual issue of SN provides a comprehensive update on supermarket categories, but this year the economy and inflation steal the spotlight. The economy's impact is so great that few categories can be discussed without this larger context...

In continuing to pursue its antitrust case against Whole Foods' acquisition of Wild Oats, the Federal Trade Commission cannot expect the two chains to somehow “un-merge.” ...

This is definitely the longest summer for Whole Foods...

The Hannaford Bros. data security breach, which exposed 4.2 million credit and debit cards earlier this year, was certainly a teachable moment for the food retailing industry...

Until late last month supermarkets still could say they were mostly unscathed by the economic slump. Sure, consumers showed signs of trading down and retail distribution costs were increasing, but the economy's troubles hadn't yet altered...

San Francisco drug stores may soon be scratched from the list of feasible destinations for residents seeking a tobacco fix...