BARRINGTON, Ill. — More than 80% of shoppers still find printed supermarket circulars helpful, but their acceptance of online circulars and electronic messages is not far behind.
While this indicates that retailers still need to communicat...
NEW YORK — By sheer virtue of size, members of the burgeoning Hispanic demographic are projected to accelerate growth in certain CPG categories like tea, spirits/wine and coffee through 2015 while stalling sales of bottled water and milk, acco...
CHICAGO — Consumers want a quick-and-easy way to identify products that are better for themselves and the environment, according to research firm Mintel.
About 40% of U.S. consumers say they look for symbols on the menu that denote an item...
Changes in shopper spending and the outlook for retailers by channel are discussed in an interview conducted by David Orgel, SN editor-in-chief, at the 2012 American Bakers Association Convention.
There’s nothing so powerful as data points that serve as wakeup calls. These were presented at FMI2012 in Dallas last week by Leslie Sarasin, the association’s president and CEO.
• Only 64% of shoppers, the lowest percentage in years, chos...
David Orgel, SN’s editor in chief, interviews Shawn Baldwin, senior vice president, fresh and freezer cooler, Sam’s Club, and Robb MacKie, president and CEO, ABA.
Stew Leonard’s has a problem of its own making.
Years ago the legendary Connecticut-based retailer decided to communicate its customer-first ethos at the entrance of each store through a principle etched on a three-ton granite rock:
“R...
