K-VA-T Food Stores launched a chain-wide Mother's Day cake event that buoyed both cake sales and spirits. The event, which gave kids the opportunity to decorate Mother's Day cakes for their moms, got in-store bakery managers competing with one...

Hispanics, as a demographic, have earned quite a reputation as discerning grocery shoppers. Having the right assortment in a store's perishables departments, and having that assortment as fresh as possible is crucial. Otherwise, these shoppers...

NATICK, Mass. — Improvements in fresh-food presentations and in shrink control, along with a continuing consumer flight to value, brought store traffic to a five-year high and boosted quarterly earnings at BJ's Wholesale Club here, officials...

Giant Eagle has opened its first kosher bakery at a location in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood, according to a report in The Jewish Chronicle.

For all of their advantages, when self-service ordering kiosks first began emerging in supermarket delis a few years ago, these machines seemed primarily geared toward large chains looking for a way to supplement their service departments without...

SHOPTOCOOK: CINCO DE MAYO HOT BUFFALO, N.Y. — Recipe searches on the 700 ShoptoCook kiosks in 250 supermarket locations last week indicated that Cinco de Mayo presents a big opportunity for retailers to promote more than tortilla chips and...

Based on early results from test stores, Target Corp. here plans to expand its offerings of fresh food and produce at 100 of its general-merchandise stores by the end of the year as part of an effort to boost sales, though the locations of these...

In partnership with Glendale, N.Y.-based deli supplier Hansel 'n Gretel, Weis Markets has kicked off its 22nd annual fundraiser to raise funds for a local children’s hospital. Beginning May 14, the drive will continue through May 27.

Defying a slowing economy, sales of organic foods and nonfood organic products increased 17.1% in 2008, to reach $24.6 billion in sales, according to the Organic Trade Association's 2009 Organic Industry Survey, released last week. Organic food...