NPD: Consumers Snack Most on Fruit
CHICAGO — Consumers are looking to healthy fare for snacks, with fresh fruit taking the No. 1 spot of most eaten snacks, according to new report from The NPD Group. … Continue Reading →
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UNFI Back in Mediation With Teamsters
AUBURN, Wash. — United Natural Foods Inc. was in discussions Tuesday with Teamsters Local 117 in an effort to end the strike at its warehouse here, the company confirmed. read … Continue Reading →
United Expo Helps Shoppers Get Healthy
United Supermarkets’ Healthy New You Expo was held this past weekend at its Market Street format stores, offering everything from dietitian-led store tours to health screenings in the pharmacy. Refresh … Continue Reading →
ShopRite Signs Lease at Brooklyn Center
KEASBEY, N.J. — ShopRite has signed a lease for a 90,000-square-foot store to anchor the developing second phase of Brooklyn’s Gateway Center shopping complex, company officials said. read more Supermarket … Continue Reading →
Retailers Reinforce Goodwill Efforts
LAKELAND, Fla. — Publix Super Markets has fine-tuned its charitable programs to create better efficiencies, enhance its image with shoppers and reduce labor costs. read more Supermarket News
SN Poll Results: Consumer Spending Is Top Concern
Concerns about consumer spending in the year ahead beat out concerns about taxes and health care costs in a poll on SN’s website last week. SN Social read more Supermarket … Continue Reading →
Caroline’s Cart Shows the Power of Inclusion
Caroline’s Cart demonstrates how intense loyalty can be engendered simply by making the shopping experience easier. Viewpoints read more Supermarket News
Tax Agreement Raises Levy for Some Businesses, Estates
WASHINGTON — Retailers were mostly satisfied last week with a last-minute agreement in Congress to avert the so-called “fiscal cliff” of spending cuts and broad tax increases. read more Supermarket … Continue Reading →
Farm Bill Extended; No Impact on Milk
WASHINGTON — As part of passing “fiscal cliff” legislation on New Year’s night, Congress OK’d a clean extension of the 2008 Farm Bill, averting an automatic fallback to a 1949 … Continue Reading →
How much impact will implementing new health care reform requirements have on your business this year?
No impact/Slight impact. Significant impact. Still more questions than answers. Supermarket News