Research & Analysis

Report: Children Between 5 and 14 Influence Majority of Grocery Purchases
NEW YORK - Children in the United States hold massive consumer power in the food and beverage industry, according to The U.S. Market for Kids Foods and Beverages, a newly published Packaged Facts report.
Supermarkets Top List of Industries Doing Good Job for Their Consumers
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Supermarkets and packaged food companies top the list of industries that get the best marks for serving their customers in the annual Harris Poll, which ranks 15 industries on how well they serve consumers. These two industries were not included in the listing in previous years.

Ukrop's Selects viaLink Services

DALLAS - Ukrop's Super Markets Inc. has selected services from the viaLink Company. The Virginia retailer and its suppliers will use vialink's sbtLink scan based trading service to implement more efficient business processes and improve customer satisfaction.
CFO Resigns at Penn Traffic

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Penn Traffic's chief financial officer and executive VP has resigned, as the Syracuse, N.Y.-based retailer continues to consider whether to file for bankruptcy.
Giant Eagle Launches TV Ad Campaign

PITTSBURGH -- Giant Eagle will launch a new television advertising campaign in key trade markets this week to promote its products and customer service.
Second Bidder for Rainbow Foods Stores Emerges

MINNEAPOLIS - A Duluth, Minn.-based grocery chain intends to submit a bid for 31 Rainbow Foods Stores, according to a report in the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
Ahold's Troubles Continue to Mount

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - Three months after an accounting scandal was revealed at its Columbia, Md.-based U.S. Foodservice subsidiary, Dutch retailer Ahold says it has uncovered an additional $29 million in accounting errors in other American operations.
Illinois Gov. Signs Ephedra Ban

CHICAGO - Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich signed the nation's first statewide ban on ephedra and urged other states and the federal government to do the same.
CVS, BJ's Received SEC Inquiry Letters on Vendor Rebates

NEW YORK - CVS Corp. and BJ's Wholesale Club Inc. said they have received and responded to informal letters of inquiry by the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding their handling of rebates from suppliers, according to a Dow Jones newswires report.
Penn Traffic Delisted from Nasdaq

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The Penn Traffic Co. said yesterday that it has been notified by the NASDAQ that its stock will be delisted from the exchange on May 30 because it has failed to file an annual report for the previous fiscal year.

Report: Children Between 5 and 14 Influence Majority of Grocery Purchases

Supermarkets Top List of Industries Doing Good Job for Their Consumers

Ukrop's Selects viaLink Services

CFO Resigns at Penn Traffic

Giant Eagle Launches TV Ad Campaign

Second Bidder for Rainbow Foods Stores Emerges

Ahold's Troubles Continue to Mount

Illinois Gov. Signs Ephedra Ban

CVS, BJ's Received SEC Inquiry Letters on Vendor Rebates

Penn Traffic Delisted from Nasdaq

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