Supermarkets will face more food-cost inflation in 2008 than they did in 2007, and the increases will be difficult for many operators to pass on to their customers, according to a survey conducted last month by SN. For the most part, food...
SN’s 14th annual State of the Industry Report on Supermarket Technology is based on a survey developed by SN editors and conducted by the research department of Penton Media, New York, the parent company of SN...
One of the more pressing issues facing retailers last year was the rise in the number of product recalls initiated by manufacturers. The food industry has been forced to evaluate and in some cases improve its mechanisms not only for keeping food...
Another demand-based technology, price optimization, topped the list of applications that respondents said they would test or launch in 2008, with nearly one in four (24%) selecting it. Interest in price optimization surged in 2007 as pricing...
Retailers are finding many more ways to reach out to their customers through their websites and email communications. The most popular website feature is company history, employed by 70% of all respondents, followed by store locator (67%) and job...
Data warehousing ranks high in this year’s technology survey, reflecting the desire of retailers and wholesalers to gain insight into operations through data analysis...
Supermarkets are improving the shape of Center Store with a healthy dose of natural and organic products and services. Close to 95% of food retailers polled as part of SN's fourth annual survey of Center Store performance plan on bolstering their...
