Supermarket & Grocery Industry News

MINNEAPOLIS - FEMSA, the operator of 1,800 convenience stores and 40 supermarkets in Mexico, has chosen Retek Inc. to help streamline its retail operations.

LEWISVILLE, Texas - Some of Fleming's vendors have complained that the grocery distributor is taking what they say are exaggerated deductions from their bills, spotlighting the tug-of-war that goes on in the low-margin businesses of manufacturing, distributing and selling grocery products to independent supermarkets.

NORTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. and MATHEWS, N.C. - NeXpansion announced today that Harris Teeter Inc. has selected its Endless Aisle technology.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Radio frequency identification tags, otherwise known as smart tags, will be in place on some 5 billion packages, crates, and shipping containers within a few years, according to a report from Forrester Research.

STAMFORD, Conn. - Kroger was the only supermarket banner named one of the best-promoted brands of the past two years by Promo, a trade publication based here.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Six non-profit trade associations have forged The Retail Marketing Coalition (RMC) to strengthen the effectiveness of marketing at retail.

The chain writes a new song of the South, dancing to a traditional retail tune that plays more to fried chicken lovers than sushi eaters.

As the number of people seeking natural HBC products grows, so does their influence in the marketplace. So far, supermarket retailers don't seem to be listening.