Research & Analysis

Several greeting card companies are developing high-quality designs and merchandising tools to help supermarkets jump-start sales and increase profits.

In the aftermath of Fleming's implosion, a new order of wholesaling has arisen for large national retailers and regional players and co-ops alike.

Progressive Grocer talks with Carol Christison, executive director of the International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association.

It makes good business sense for grocers to invest in their own real estate.

CHICAGO - Target Corp. is planning an expansion of a new prototype store model that it quietly unveiled in October, adding more food items and reorganizing departments in hopes of getting more shoppers into the discount stores.

CARTERET, N.J. - Pathmark Stores here is cutting its first-quarter and full-year profit estimates because of food inflation, troubled promotional programs, and increased medical costs, according to an article in today's Newark Star-Ledger.

PEWAUKEE, Wis. - Roundy's here today said first-quarter retail sales for the period ended April 3, 2004 reached $717.8 million, an increase of 56.1 percent from the $459.7 million reported for 2003's first quarter.

WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. - Zocor, the cholesterol-lowering drug from Merck & Co. based here has been approved for over-the-counter use in the U.K., allowing British consumers to buy it without a prescription. According to reports, industry experts believe that may set the stage for Zocor eventually being sold over-the-counter in the United States.