A new study released by Synovate identifies four distinct shopper mind-sets that can help retailers better manage categories. Consumers shop as either system beaters, explorers, preferred planners or functional planners, said Joel Rubinson, senior...
Super Foodtown of Ocean Township, N.J., recently got a chance to promote its newly honed catering capabilities at the first Women's Expo sponsored by the Asbury Park Press at the Eatontown Sheraton. The 10-unit chain, owned and operated by family...
Meal-assembly services and health-related products top the latest consumer food trends, a new-products expert said at FMI's Advertising/Marketing Executive Forum recently. Since many Americans are starved for time, they are doing more cooking...
With shoppers demanding ever more convenience, and with supermarkets facing growing competition from fast-food and full-service restaurants, many retailers are stepping up their game and finding new ways to help shoppers put healthy meals together...
Like red wine, dark chocolate is being promoted as an indulgence with scientifically proven health benefits. Retailers are stocking their shelves with new chocolate bars, candies and even select Center Store items made with the cacao-rich...
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. Price Chopper Supermarkets here has begun applying a computer-generated ordering (CGO) system already used to order warehouse-delivered Center Store products, as well as scratch bakery products to the ordering of direct-store...