Target, Inc.

A newly released study of linear space allocations reveals key retail merchandising approaches being implemented by major retailers operating across the food, drug and mass (FDM) channels in the United States.

Private label grocery items have become increasingly popular across many product categories, and the trend isn’t likely to diminish in the future, according to Bill Pecoriello, president of Stamford, Conn.-based Consumer Edge Research.

Target Corp.’s first-quarter profits rose by nearly 30 percent on strong sales of clothing and other discretionary items, with its net earnings of $671 million during the quarter ended May 1, 2010, handily besting the $522 million posted in the year-ago quarter.

In a bid to rouse further interest in its convenience-oriented VIA Ready Brew, Starbucks is brewing up big plans for the product line with a goal of saturating 37,000 U.S. grocery,

The fourth edition of Greenpeace’s seafood sustainability scorecard, “Carting Away the Oceans,” revealed that for the first time that half of the leading supermarket operators in the United States garnered “passing” scores for the sustainability of their seafood operations.

As part of its commitment to manage its environmental impacts and save energy, Minneapolis-based Target Corp. is installing a high-performance light-emitting diode (LED) solution from GE Lighting Solutions, a unit of GE Lighting, in refrigerated display cases at 500 stores nationwide.

In contrast to Colloquy’s last report on consumer loyalty to U.S retailers, in 2008, Walmart dominated the 2010 index, reflecting a reality in these recessionary times: low prices drove consumer loyalty.

While analysts reported a decrease in shopping trips in 2009 based on the economic crisis and consumers’ shifting toward bulk purchases and private label selection, new research from WSL Strategic Retail illustrates a new shift in shopping patterns.