It’s a problem as old as the food industry itself.
Big retail chains get lots of attention and resources from suppliers, while smaller, independent retailers are often left behind without access to innovative programs and timely access to ...
Supermarkets are still finding room to grow in Boston — at least if they don’t mind going down a size or two or trying on a new outfit.
Scaled-down versions of Whole Foods Market and Roche Bros. stores are among the food stores newly opene...
With its acquisition of two local chains in the Omaha, Neb., market last year, Nash Finch has positioned itself as the No. 1 retailer in the market just ahead of a planned incursion by Wal-Mart’s Neighborhood Market banner.
Minneapolis-bas...
“It’s a matter of in-store engagement. We know our customers better than anyone else, so we looked at the reasons many items weren’t performing at their peak and then used category management to figure out what each customer...
It was a tale of two retail worlds at last week’s NGA Show in Las Vegas.
On the one hand, independents were in fine and familiar form, discussing how they differentiate from chains through personal, local touches. They touted superior asso...
LAS VEGAS — The National Grocers Association gave its prestigious Clarence G. Adamy Great American Award to Kevin Doris, chairman and chief executive officer of Gerland’s Corp., Houston, during the closing banquet last week at its 30th annual ...
LAS VEGAS — Human resources executives responsible for hiring personnel need to determine if candidates will fit into the corporate cultures of their companies as much as whether they can do the job, according to speakers at a workshop during ...
LAS VEGAS — Price was not one of consumers' top 10 concerns in a 2013 study of shopper trends released by the National Grocers Association, though that statistic could already be changing, Mark Batenic, president and chief operating officer of...
LAS VEGAS — Social media is "the new world order of how we communicate," so independents have to make plans for how they'll participate, Dennis Host, director of marketing, Coborn's, said during an NGA Show panel here.
"You have to be ther...
