Supermarket & Grocery Industry News

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.

The sales trends in liquor merchandising -- exotic flavors, holiday gift packs, low-carb diets, and superpremium products -- are so promising it's almost scary.

PLOVER, Wis. - A steering committee representing independent food brokers has met to officially form a new division of the National Association for Retail Marketing Services (NARMS).

LONDON - British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, better known as the Naked Chef, has agreed to be the face of supermarket chain Sainsbury's for another year.

CHICAGO - Littlefield, Texas-based Lowe's Food Stores, Inc. has selected StoreNext Retail Technologies, LLC's Connected Services as its preferred hosting solution. Initially, Lowe's will use StoreNext's Connected Item Hosting and Connected Direct Store Delivery (C-DSD) applications. The announcement was made at the 2004 FMI Show here.