Research & Analysis

Study: Allergy Information is Hard to Find on Product Labels
NEW YORK - A recent study conducted by Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York found that just 7 percent of parents of allergic children could correctly spot milk as an ingredient in foods found in grocery stores across the nation, Reuters reports.
Winn-Dixie Introduces Customer Reward Card
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Beginning March 7, shoppers in most Florida and southeast Georgia Winn-Dixie stores can register to participate in a new program that will provide ongoing benefits that include merchandise discounts and other special incentives.

Whole Foods Introduces Solar Power Lighting at Its Berkeley Store

EMERYVILLE, Calif. - Whole Foods Market Inc., the world's largest natural and organic supermarket, is introducing solar energy as the primary lighting source at its store in Berkeley, Calif.
Stop & Shop, Pathmark Join Forces to Bid for Big V Stores

QUINCY, Mass. - The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company and representatives of certain creditors of Big V have filed a joint liquidating plan of reorganization that provides for the purchase of 26 Big V Supermarkets by Stop & Shop.
Albertson's Expands Online Grocery Service to Oregon

PORTLAND, Ore. - Albertson's Inc. today expanded its online grocery service into Oregon, offering convenient delivery or store pick-up at 31 neighborhood stores in Oregon's Multnomah, Washington, and Clackamas counties and Washington's Clark County.
Irish Shoppers Begin Paying Tax on Plastic Bags

DUBLIN, Ireland - The Irish government today began collecting a 13 cent environmental tax on plastic bags used in supermarkets, convenience stores and other shops, The Associated Press reports.
COVER STORY: The Niemann formula

Maximize operational efficiency, consumer value, and employee satisfaction. That's all the Niemanns did in opening 22 successful new stores in the last three years. Simple, right?
U.S. Soft Drinks Saw Modest Sales Growth in 2001

NEW YORK - Carbonated soft drink sales increased a mere 0.5 percent in the United States in 2001, an increase of about 54 million cases over 2000, based on preliminary statistics released today from Beverage Marketing Corporation.
Wild Oats Markets Reports Record Net Sales in 2001

BOULDER, Colo. - Natural and organic foods retailer Wild Oats Markets Inc. on Thursday reported record net sales for the year at $893.2 million.
Meat Mislabeling Scandal Hits Japan

TOKYO - Japan's largest meat dealer said today it repackaged inexpensive beef and pork as top-quality brands for sale to supermarkets, The Associated Press reports. The food-labeling scandal is the second to hit the country in just over a month.

Study: Allergy Information is Hard to Find on Product Labels

Winn-Dixie Introduces Customer Reward Card

Whole Foods Introduces Solar Power Lighting at Its Berkeley Store

Stop &amp; Shop, Pathmark Join Forces to Bid for Big V Stores

Albertson's Expands Online Grocery Service to Oregon

Irish Shoppers Begin Paying Tax on Plastic Bags

COVER STORY: The Niemann formula

U.S. Soft Drinks Saw Modest Sales Growth in 2001

Wild Oats Markets Reports Record Net Sales in 2001

Meat Mislabeling Scandal Hits Japan

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