Research & Analysis

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Catalina Marketing Corporation announced today the roll out of its Network into multiple retailers throughout the Midwest, Northeast and Southwest.

WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration ruled Tuesday that water laced with nicotine is illegal, ending a California company's bid to begin selling bottles later this month, The Associated Press reports.

LAKELAND, Fla. - Publix's Internet grocery subsidiary, PublixDirect, has postponed its expansion plans for Atlanta and Orlando, choosing instead to hone its operations in South Florida, the Lakeland Ledger reports.

American food companies will be able to showcase their products in communist Cuba during a Sept. 26-30 trade fair as the island makes new deals to buy products directly from the United States, The Associated Press reports.

MINNEAPOLIS - Supervalu Inc. said on Monday its first-quarter profits rose 35 percent to $77.2 million, boosted by an accounting change related to goodwill.

GLENDALE, Calif. - Consumer food products giant General Mills and entertainment company DreamWorks SKG announced today that the two companies have formed a strategic worldwide promotional partnership.

Inspired by the need to boost sales, manufacturers are introducing more new products than ever. For retailers, that's both a big opportunity and a major headache.

FLORIDA, N.Y. - Big V Supermarkets said Thursday the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware has approved its reorganization plan, which calls for the acquisition of substantially all Big V's assets by Wakefern Food Corp.