Living Single: Private Labels Build on Coffee Pod Boom
Retailers are packaging premium private-brand coffee in single-serve vessels. read more Supermarket News
Author: R. Daneel Olivaw
Costco Draws New Praise for an Old Game
Consistent strategy is lauded as a great strength by trading partners. Viewpoints read more Supermarket News
The Lempert Report: Target’s Baby, Beauty Advisors (Video)
The Lempert Report feels Target has cleverly picked two of the more emotional categories to test the effect of personal attention on sales. read more Supermarket News
Store Brands for Sparky
Pet owners are estimated to spend more than $ 55 million on their pets this year, according to the American Pet Product Association. This is up from about $ … Continue Reading →
Will M&A activity continue in 2014 at a similar pace to this year?
Yes, it might even accelerate It will remain about the same level No, things will cool down Supermarket News
PLMA 2013: The Best of the Best
Several months ago, I had the pleasure of serving as a judge in the PLMA’s annual Salute to Excellence Awards, which honor the best-in-class store brands. Total … Continue Reading →
Wegmans Joins Polyethylene Recycling Group
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Wegmans Food Markets is the first retailer member of the American Chemistry Council’s Flexible Film Recycling Group, a self-funded organization dedicated to driving growth in polyethylene film … Continue Reading →
GMO Labeling Supporters Not Backing Down
WASHINGTON – Pointing to the narrow defeat of a Washington State ballot initiative, the Center for Food Safety vows to continue its fight to label foods products with genetic engineering. … Continue Reading →
Roche Bros. Reveals New Banner
WELLESLEY HILLS, Mass. — The new small-store concept Roche Bros. is developing will be known as Brothers Marketplace, the chain said. read more Supermarket News
Stripes Parent to Acquire Sac-N-Pac
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Susser Holdings Corp., parent of the Stripes convenience store chain here, said Friday that it had reached an agreement to acquire Houston-based counterpart Sac-N-Pac Stores and … Continue Reading →