Market Trends

Food Lion banners and Bottom Dollar Food have honored Emory Turner with their 2009 Store Manager Excellence Award.

Tyson Foods has whipped up a line of complete meal entrées for supermarket deli departments across the United States.

The vibrant market for ethnic-specific health and beauty care products has experienced steady growth — even during the worst economic times — with retails sales increasing to $3 billion during the period 2005-2009, according to “Ethnic Hair, Beauty and Cosmetics Products in the U.S., 7th Edition” by market research publisher Packaged Facts.

The Kroger Co. yesterday posted an increase of total sales, including fuel, of 7.2 percent to $18.6 billion in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009 ended Jan. 30, 2010, vs. $17.3 billion for the same period last year.

Acquisition of the Retail Food Group from Nielsen includes The Gourmet Retailer and Convenience Store News magazines.

With new shopping behavior data and demographic trends heralding a lasting shift in the wake of the recent recession, retailers and suppliers will have to adapt to consumers’ new shopping patterns to thrive in the marketplace currently and during the post-recession recovery, according to a report from PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP (PwC) and Retail Forward, a company of global retail insights and consulting business Kantar Retail.

Kroger’s Southwest Division is reaffirming its commitment to offering value-added products and services for its shoppers with a new marketing and advertising campaign launched this week across the division’s 209 stores.

Internet grocer Peapod has joined forces with Chicago-based sustainable communities group Neighbor Capital and food desert researcher Mari Gallagher to look at ways to expand delivery to communities where a dearth of full-service grocery stores makes it difficult to obtain quality fresh food.