Supermarket & Grocery Industry News

NEW YORK - Retailers from grocery, drug, and mass now have a forum to discuss the booming health, wellness, and self-care movement with key suppliers. Sponsored by Retail Merchandiser magazine, in cooperation with Progressive Grocer and Convenience Store News, the Health & Wellness Summit '04 is being held Oct. 25 and 26 in Miami.

'If you can't beat 'em, join 'em' is the cereal category's modus operandi in the face of the low-carb movement.

NEW YORK - Coinciding with the seventh annual National Coupon Month (September), the Promotion Marketing Association (PMA) Coupon Council released 2003 coupon distribution and usage data that showed manufacturers offered more than $250 billion in coupons in 2003, resulting in $3 billion in consumer savings.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Although an increasing number of retailers are adopting price optimization solutions, and these tools are evolving from standalone solutions to those integrated with supply chain offerings, a Forrester study revealed that pricing optimization is still an emerging, fragmented market, with no leader across all pricing functions.

At Bloom, Food Lion's new concept for the future, putting customers first means turning several retail rules upside down.

How Supervalu developed an improved retail execution program.

CHICAGO - Recent consumer research, media reports, and food industry watchers have been questioning the longevity of the low-carb trend, but new sales data reported in Information Resources, Inc.'s latest Times & Trends report, "Carb-Cutting Shoppers," suggest that the popularity of cutting carbs has not yet waned.

Union leaders face the same formidable foe as independents and regional chains, so it makes sense for them to work together for survival.