Attitudes: Retailers

ACNielsen Research Identifies Need for Consumer Education on Organics
LOS ANGELES - New research by ACNielsen U.S., an operating unit of ACNielsen, a VNU Company, shows that organic food shoppers are extremely loyal to the category, while non-buyers have virtually no interest in organic products. Both groups likely need more education on the topic.
ACNielsen Finds Hispanic Shoppers Less Likely to Participate in Frequent Shopper Programs
LOS ANGELES - Hispanic households in Los Angeles, home to the largest population of Hispanics in the United States, are much less likely to belong to a grocery store frequent shopper program than non-Hispanics, according to new research from ACNielsen U.S.

Consumer Confidence Hits 5-Month Low

NEW YORK - Consumers' confidence in the economy fell to a 5-month low this month due to the stock market drop, corporate scandals and the slow increase in available jobs, the New York-based Conference Board said Tuesday.
CIES Seeks to Portray Retail in Positive Light

ATLANTA - CIES - The Food Business Forum is seeking to positively change the image of retail throughout the world, congregants at the international association's World Food Business Summit in Atlanta were told last week.
Giant Food Listens to Employees

ATLANTA - Giant Food is seeking to improve its customer service by listening to its employees.
FMI Pledges Ergonomics Cooperation With OSHA

WASHINGTON, DC - The Food Marketing Institute (FMI) has said it has agreed to work with the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to develop voluntary ergonomics guidelines for retail grocery stores.
Kroger, Albertson's Applaud FMI's Animal Welfare Guidelines

CINCINNATI and BOISE, Idaho - The Kroger Co. and Albertson's on Friday said separately that they continue to support the Food Marketing Institute's development of an animal welfare program and will require their suppliers to adopt the program's "best practice" guidelines when they are issued by FMI in early summer.
Publix Lowers Per-hour Rate for New Employees

LAKELAND - Publix Super Markets Inc. is implementing a 50 cent-per-hour reduction in hourly pay scales for new employees in roughly one out of every 10 stores, the Orlando Business Journal reports.
E-commerce Grows 41 Percent in Q1 2002

LOS ANGELES - E-commerce as an industry is accelerating, not maturing or decelerating, according to new quarterly numbers from BizRate.com, a comparison-shopping site and e commerce research firm.
Report: Kroger, H-E-B, & Randall's to Benefit Most From Albertson's Departure

HOUSTON - As Albertson's withdraws from the Houston market, it leaves behind 500,000 of the most affluent grocery shoppers in the market and sets off a feeding frenzy among its former competitors.

ACNielsen Research Identifies Need for Consumer Education on Organics

ACNielsen Finds Hispanic Shoppers Less Likely to Participate in Frequent Shopper Programs

Consumer Confidence Hits 5-Month Low

CIES Seeks to Portray Retail in Positive Light

Giant Food Listens to Employees

FMI Pledges Ergonomics Cooperation With OSHA

Kroger, Albertson's Applaud FMI's Animal Welfare Guidelines

Publix Lowers Per-hour Rate for New Employees

E-commerce Grows 41 Percent in Q1 2002

Report: Kroger, H-E-B, & Randall's to Benefit Most From Albertson's Departure