Category Management

Plans could include standalone prepared food locations, with a separate name and banner, says Food Emporium head.

The chain is surveying consumers online about wants and needs in cards and other stationery categories.

Patrick Curran previously worked for Bi-Lo, Ahold USA, Delchamps, and Acme Markets.

A Hannaford alum, Shelley Broader was one of the few female c.e.o.’s in the supermarket industry, and led the conversion of Kash ’n Karry to the Sweetbay retail brand.

The local florist will operate all of the floral departments in the grocer’s Lunds and Byerly’s units.

Members of the new team have had extensive experience with recession pricing and profit at companies including Procter & Gamble, PepsiCo, Johnson & Johnson, Kraft, and Novartis, according to New England Consulting Group.

The Promotion Marketing Association said it has new research on best practices for maintaining relationships between manufacturers and retailers.

Over one-third of those eating at LSRs and 51 percent at FSRs were not fully satisfied with available sandwich options, according to Technomic research.