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WASHINGTON -- A new report from the National Academy of Sciences is drawing wide praise from the food industry for validating the safety of fruits and vegetables.Retailers and other executives said the report confirms what many have said for years...
Retailers are eager to applaud the ascendancy of precut fruit as The Next Big Thing.But first, they'll have to put down their knives -- and for that, they're not quite so ready.In a roundtable discussion of the future of precut fruits and...
KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- To strengthen the competitive positioning of its members, Associated Wholesale Grocers here has developed a series of licensed banners under which they can operate. "The banners give retailers a broad latitude to put their...
After a slow start to the Chilean fresh fruit deal, volume for stone fruit and grapes is picking up for retailers across the country.Vine-ripened programs for marketing the fruit, however, still seem to be problematic, judging from comments made...
LOS ANGELES -- A task force charged with boosting supermarket membership in the Video Software Dealers Association here will soon examine the results of a survey it commissioned.The purpose of the survey is to help the association evaluate...
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- A consulting firm for the National Association of Chain Drug Stores here soon will begin analyzing exit interviews for a research study on how pharmacies can increase front-end purchases.WSL Strategic Retail, New York, is in the...
WASHINGTON (FNS) -- A second review has been ordered on the heels of a $500,000 study in which a U.S. Department of Agriculture consultant was unable to conclude whether concentration of ownership in the meat packing industry is keeping meat...
Mixed modules are drawing more attention as a way to cut inventory costs, speed product flow and spur retail sales, frozens professionals say.Also called mixed or "rainbow" pallets, these supply units contain multiple varieties of a certain...
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. -- Interest in a towel continuity remained strong at Price Chopper Supermarkets here even though prices were raised $1 over the last promotion.Nearly 1 million units were sold in the four-month-long promotion, which closely...
Tom Thumb Goes 'Boxing'Food & Drugs here, a division of Houston-based Randalls Food Markets, is using empty boxes as an inducement for consumers by buy fried chicken from the deli.The merchandising tactic, spotted at a store here, employs a...