Research & Analysis

NORFOLK, Va. - PETA last week declared a moratorium on its boycott of Safeway, saying the retailer has agreed to its demands to implement new minimum standards of animal welfare.

NEW YORK - According to the just-released eMarketer report, CPG Online, consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies, which are among the world's leading advertisers in terms of both total budgets and marketing expertise, account for a remarkably small portion of overall internet advertising.

LONDON - The Trix Rabbit has a rainbow of fruit flavors to choose from; why should people have a rainbow of carrot colors to select from?

LANDOVER, Md. - Giant Food, owned by Royal Ahold, has announced it will open a new fresh food distribution center in Howard County, Maryland that should be in operation by the mid-summer of 2003.

CAMDEN, N.J. - Campbell Soup Co. today said it is pursuing possible additions to its portfolio of brands, which includes Pepperidge Farm cookies and V8 beverages, Reuters reports.

Some claim supermarkets are giving away sales to the bakery cafes that are rapidly proliferating in small towns and suburbs.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Wegmans Food Markets has said it will begin selling irradiated fresh ground beef in all its stores by mid-May, making it the first supermarket chain to introduce irradiated beef under a private label.

NEW YORK - Albertson's Inc. said today it would invest $184 million to build new stores and fuel centers in the Dallas/Fort Worth market, as it continues to face fierce competition led by Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Reuters reports.