Wal-Mart Stores here needs to revive its brand image by repositioning itself to highlight how smart its shoppers are and how they can use Wal-Mart as a resource to live better lives, the company's former advertising agency said in a report to...

Even as Publix Super Markets plans to open its first GreenWise Markets store in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., this fall, it continues to test different GreenWise formats in its stores. At Publix's new store in upscale Lake Mary, Fla., the 550-square...

Supervalu's new retail course is clear: a mix of better, fresher and healthier product offerings combined with better service in a cleaner store environment. From the moment you walk in a store, everything is designed with the consumer in mind...

The wine department can be an intimidating place. Aside from the many bottles of red and white that line the shelves, there are countless brands, wine-growing regions and packaging types to choose from. This can discourage a shopper who may have a...

One thing that's consistent about food retailing is that it's always changing. And in the past few years, retailers have certainly seen their share of change from the low-carb dieting craze that wreaked havoc on many categories before suddenly...

Next year, retailers will begin to see changes in the bar codes printed on manufacturers' coupons. A new bar code the GS1 DataBar will contain up to 70 characters of data, allowing manufacturers to include expiration dates as well as a wider range...

In an effort to emphasize its new Go Fresh, Go Local branding and merchandising initiative, Pathmark Stores recently unveiled a remodeled prototype concept in Kinnelon, N.J., featuring new signage, graphics, flooring and lighting geared toward...

GMDC, Colorado Springs, which discarded its original name of General Merchandise Distributors Council two years ago in favor of the letters GMDC alone, has elaborated on the abbreviation with the name, Global Market Development Center.