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Supermarket News' exclusive annual surveys on Fresh Foods, Whole Health and Center Store Performance.

Plugging Along
Jul 28, 2008
Most food retailers know about RFID and its potential for making the supply chain a great deal more efficient. But with the economy sputtering, they probably figure they have enough to worry about without investing in technology that is still...
When There's Smoke
When There's Smoke
Jul 10, 2008
Some retailers have also reconsidered their tobacco sales policy. About one in 10 supermarkets
Loyalty Building
Loyalty Building
Jul 10, 2008
The presentation of meal solutions was the most frequent choice of both retailers (26.1%) and manufacturers
Sales Outlook
Sales Outlook
Jul 10, 2008
Both factors may contribute to retailers’ optimistic sales projections in the face of higher
Center Store Survey 2008
Jul 10, 2008
The majority of retailers (55.1%) polled as part of SN’s fifth annual survey of Center Store performance reported that higher
Center Store Survey 2008
Center Store Survey 2008
Jul 10, 2008
S upermarkets are adjusting prices and catering to budget-minded shoppers with better meal solutions and enhanced private-label lines
Most Retailers Replacing R-22 Refrigerant: SN Survey
Jun 09, 2008
Seven in 10 (70.1%) of respondents to an online SN survey said they were actively retrofitting the refrigeration systems in their stores to use HFC refrigerants rather than ozone-depleting HCFC refrigerants such as R-22.
Non-Necessities Go First
Non-Necessities Go First
Mar 21, 2008
Leibtag of the USDA also said he thinks consumers will be reluctant to cut back on their grocery spending...
New Consumer Paradigm
New Consumer Paradigm
Mar 21, 2008
Retailers for the most part seem to be convinced that for every dollar that consumers save by substituting a cheaper product, a new dollar lands in the till from increased spending on higher-cost product and from customers cutting back on dining...
A Cautious Consumer
A Cautious Consumer
Mar 21, 2008
In a fourth-quarter earnings conference call with investors, Steve Burd, chairman, president and chief executive officer, Safeway, Pleasanton, Calif., said consumers have become “more cautious.” ...
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