Supermarket & Grocery Industry News

Progressive Grocer's online news story last Thursday, "Slotting Fees Defended in Yale/Cornell Study," quickly elicited strong responses from a number of industry members, who criticized the conclusions of the report.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- When the California Independent Grocers Association (CIGA) welcomes a new slate of elected officials for the 2005-2006 year later this month, it will be giving the incoming directors a formidable task: girding the loins of its members against attack from much bigger players converging on their markets.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- For years, retailers, manufacturers, and regulators have debated the impacts of the controversial practice of slotting allowances -- the fees manufacturers pay to retailers in exchange for shelf space to stock new products in warehouses and stores -- with little consensus. Now, a pair of academics has come down on the side of slotting.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- When the California Independent Grocers Association (CIGA) welcomes a new slate of elected officials for the 2005-2006 year later this month, it will be giving the incoming directors a formidable task: girding the loins of its members against attack from much bigger players converging on their markets.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- For years, retailers, manufacturers, and regulators have debated the impacts of the controversial practice of slotting allowances -- the fees manufacturers pay to retailers in exchange for shelf space to stock new products in warehouses and stores -- with little consensus. Now, a pair of academics has come down on the side of slotting.

CHICAGO -- International voluntary supermarket network IGA said it is restructuring its U.S. field service personnel to prepare for what it predicts will be "a strong growth year."

PITTSBURGH -- On the heels of a well-publicized price reduction strategy it implemented last November, Giant Eagle here unveiled a second round of price cuts on more than 1,200 additional items yesterday.

CHICAGO -- International voluntary supermarket network IGA said it is restructuring its U.S. field service personnel to prepare for what it predicts will be "a strong growth year."