Starbucks coffee cafes will be introduced at select A&P stores beginning in November as the result of a licensing agreement between the retailer and Starbucks, A&P said yesterday.
The Federal Trade Commission failed to prove that a separate market exists for premium natural and organic supermarkets in its antitrust case against the acquisition of Wild Oats by Whole Foods, according to the judge's opinion in denying a...
PCC NATURAL MARKETS TO DISCONTINUE PLASTIC BAGS Saying it's simply the right thing to do, PCC Natural Markets will discontinue using plastic bags Oct. 1. While this decision to eliminate plastic shopping bags will entail some additional cost, it's...
Competitively priced private-label lines are bridging the gap between organic foods and mainstream consumers. Integrated merchandising strategies that place store-brand organic items beside their conventional counterparts are also inspiring trials...
Wal-Mart Stores is eager to reap marketing rewards from its participation in an industry consortium whose goal is to measure in-store audiences at the category level, and produce a standard metric for store traffic, a Wal-Mart executive told SN...
Locally grown food has blossomed as factors converge to make it more appealing than ever. News reports have put questionable imports in the spotlight. FDA inspectors have been reduced in number. Food safety issues have hit the news. Shipping costs...
RPCS, a multi-banner independent, has created the Food Pyramid banner for the nine Albertsons stores it acquired in Oklahoma and plans to use the government's food pyramid program for healthy eating as part of its promotional strategy. The name...
Food retailers are becoming more involved in cultivating a new crop of leaders through university food marketing programs. Although food retailing remains a tough sell for many students because of negative perceptions of working conditions in the...
Safeway will double the amount of display space for prepaid gift cards in more than 1,000 stores beginning today, said Teri Llach, vice president of marketing at Blackhawk Network, a subsidiary of the retailer. A second 4-by-4-foot endcap will be...