Compared to last year, my Thanksgiving sales were:
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Author: R. Daneel Olivaw
The Lempert Report: Supermarkets as Community Centers (Video)
In this installment of the 2014 Food Trend Series, The Lempert Reports predicts that the role of the supermarket will change from a place to just pick up groceries to … Continue Reading →
Shoppers Get Early Start, Spend Less
WASHINGTON — Holiday shoppers started earlier but spent less per shopper over the Thanksgiving weekend, according to survey results released Sunday by the National Retail Federation here. read more Supermarket … Continue Reading →
The Lempert Report: Click to Cook (Video)
In the fourth installment of the 2014 Food Trend Series, The Lempert Reports looks at how social media, mobile technology and online shopping will increasingly impact how we shop for … Continue Reading →
GROCERY AT A CROSSROADS
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ShopRite Links Grocery Rewards to Virtual Mall
KEASBEY, N.J. — ShopRite’s new rewards program allows shoppers to earn points toward free groceries when they shop at 1,000 stores, including Macy’s, Best Buy, Old Navy, Kohl’s, Gap and … Continue Reading →
Giant Offers Special Fuel Rewards on Gift Card Purchases
LANDOVER, Md. — Giant Food is offering shoppers four times the fuel rewards on gift cards purchased through Dec. 5. read more Supermarket News
Timeline: Green Mountain Hopes to Quell Brew-Haha
AUSTIN, Texas — Green Mountain Coffee Roasters hopes to take back some of the single-serve coffee business that was lost to private-label marketers and other me-too makers of Keurig-compatible coffee … Continue Reading →
Key Food Plans New Banner for 150th Store
NEW YORK – Key Food Stores is planning to debut a new banner called Urban Market in early December in the Williamsburg area of Brooklyn. read more Supermarket News
FMI Responds to ’20/20′ Supermarket Report
ARLINGTON, Va. — An ABC News report alleging unsanitary conditions at supermarkets and other negative accusations about the industry was reported superficially and unfairly, Food Marketing Institute said in a … Continue Reading →