Pet positive
Chatter at the recent Global Pet Expo suggests the pet aisle is becoming a valuable area for many grocers—again. Could there be a growing … Continue reading → The post Pet positive appeared first on...
View ArticleGood employees equal happy customers
While money helps, it takes more than a wage increase to develop productive employees. Walmart stole the headlines back in February when the company … Continue reading → The post Good employees equal...
View ArticleSpotlight On: Smokey Mountain
As the tobacco industry feels pressure, Smokey Mountain’s tobacco-free smokeless products are poised for continued growth. Dave Savoca does not like to brag too … Continue reading → The post Spotlight...
View ArticleLet’s Make A Deal
Heinz’s purchase of Kraft Foods may not be as straightforward as many think. Oh boy, this is a big one. Heinz’s purchase of Kraft … Continue reading → The post Let’s Make A Deal appeared first on...
View ArticleRaising Supplement Standards
Dietary supplements are a big seller. Retailers need to employ stricter standards for their store brands to ensure continued success. GNC took an extremely … Continue reading → The post Raising...
View ArticleNonfoods Talk: A Real Eye-scratcher
Allergy season is uncomfortable for those afflicted. Retailers that do their best to help shoppers find a remedy are doing them, and themselves, a … Continue reading → The post Nonfoods Talk: A Real...
View ArticleAlaska Seafood Marketing Institute
The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute helps retailers understand the products that come from Alaska, providing them the education and training needed to better market … Continue reading → The post...
View ArticleFrom the Publisher: A New York State of Mind
Established New York City grocery chains need to clean up their acts, lest face extinction. Here is something I have never been able to … Continue reading → The post From the Publisher: A New York...
View ArticleThe City of Buffalo
The city of Buffalo, N.Y. soldiers on in its hunt for a downtown supermarket to fulfill its citizens’ needs The city of Buffalo, N.Y. … Continue reading → The post The City of Buffalo appeared first on...
View ArticleFrom the Publisher: Canning the Can?
Hormel Food’s acquisition of Applegate Farms is a sure sign of the changing times. Hormel Food’s purchase of Applegate Farms for about $775 million … Continue reading → The post From the Publisher:...
View ArticleBake’n Joy Foods
Bake’n Joy Foods is dedicated to helping its retail partners by providing top-notch customer service and high quality products. What sets Bake’n Joy Foods … Continue reading → The post Bake’n Joy Foods...
View ArticleFrom the Publisher: Looking Beyond the Merger
Mergers of retail chains can only work if the new management is willing to invest to remain competitive. There are a lot of reasons … Continue reading → The post From the Publisher: Looking Beyond the...
View ArticleNonfoods Talk: Examining A Pet Pharmacy
Selling pet medications has the potential to provide increased sales at very favorable margins. My dog had diabetes. Do you know where I purchased … Continue reading → The post Nonfoods Talk: Examining...
View ArticleNonfoods Talk: Procter & Gamble Needs to Regain Focus
A successful Procter & Gamble is good for the nonfoods category. This may be as good a time as any to talk about Procter … Continue reading → The post Nonfoods Talk: Procter & Gamble Needs to...
View ArticleFrom the Publisher: Severing the Link to the Past
With a modern business plan the retailers that replace A&P have the potential to succeed. Enough about A&P already, right? Well, not quite. Not … Continue reading → The post From the Publisher:...
View ArticleDollars for Donuts
Many retailers are looking at the in-store bakery as a potential investment area. Supermarket retailers are committing more and more dollars to their in-store … Continue reading → The post Dollars for...
View ArticlePublisher Column: Sprouts is Creating a Buzz
Sprouts Farmers Market is generating interest among middle class consumers that want natural/organic products without breaking the bank. What do Wegmans and In-and-Out Burger, … Continue reading → The...
View ArticleNonfoods Talk: Tobacco Road is Getting Bumpy
Removing tobacco from shelves may be the “PC” thing for a retailer to do, but does it make sense financially? It has been a … Continue reading → The post Nonfoods Talk: Tobacco Road is Getting Bumpy...
View ArticleSprouting Amongst the Competition
Sprouts Farmers Market, Grocery Headquarters’ 2015 Natural Supermarket Chain of the Year, is on the fast track to success. Continue reading → The post Sprouting Amongst the Competition appeared first...
View ArticleTotal Exposure
By most accounts, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores’ Total Store Expo was a success. Total Store Expo did not disappoint this year. … Continue reading → The post Total Exposure appeared...
View ArticleMaking a Play, Boy
Can Playboy magazine’s new PG-rated photo policy boost its single-copy sales? Are you going to start carrying Playboy at the front end magazine section … Continue reading → The post Making a Play, Boy...
View ArticlePublisher Column: On the Ropes
It may be time for Whole Foods’ officials to revamp the chains image. What retailer sells the most organic produce in the country? The … Continue reading → The post Publisher Column: On the Ropes...
View ArticlePublisher Column: Avoiding the Bumps in the Road
In order to stay successful, retailers must remain ahead of the curve on consumer expectation. Let’s connect the dots. Whole Foods keeps getting bashed … Continue reading → The post Publisher Column:...
View ArticleFocusing in on Pharmacy
Walgreens is betting big bucks that more pharmacies will result in more sales and savings. How important is the pharmacy these days? So important … Continue reading → The post Focusing in on Pharmacy...
View ArticleSpotlight On: Loving Pets
By staying on top of the most important trends in pet care, Loving Pets is able to offer its retail partners a mix of … Continue reading → The post Spotlight On: Loving Pets appeared first on Macfadden...
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