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  • Seasonal and Convenience Driving Growth at Retail for Thanksgiving: Study

    WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Consumer packaged goods manufacturers' best opportunities to boost holiday sales in 2007 lie with seasonal flavors/packaging and convenience foods, according to new research conducted for the Grocery Manufacturers Association by Ernst & Young LLP and The NPD Group.
  • Nielsen Launches Tool to Track In-store Category Draw

    SCHAUMBURG, Ill. -Nielsen here yesterday launched a tool for manufacturers and retailers to use together to measure how certain product categories bring shoppers into stores.
  • Nielsen Launches Tool to Track In-store Category Draw

    SCHAUMBURG, Ill. -Nielsen here yesterday launched a tool for manufacturers and retailers to use together to measure how certain product categories bring shoppers into stores.
  • NGA Members Say Training Will be Key Emphasis in 2008

    ARLINGTON, Va. - In a market marked by turnover and recruitment problems, independents as a group are not applying formal training or employee development principles in their operations, according to a members survey conducted by the National Grocers Association and released yesterday.
  • Seasonal and Convenience Driving Growth at Retail for Thanksgiving: Study

    WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Consumer packaged goods manufacturers' best opportunities to boost holiday sales in 2007 lie with seasonal flavors/packaging and convenience foods, according to new research conducted for the Grocery Manufacturers Association by Ernst & Young LLP and The NPD Group.
  • Loblaw Posts Disappointing Q3

    TORONTO -- Loblaw Cos., Ltd. here posted a same-store sales increase of 2.8 percent for the third quarter of fiscal 2007, excluding the impact of lower tobacco sales. But gross margin at the Canadian retailer plummeted about CAN $60 million (US $60.7 million) compared to the year ago period -- representing 0.7 percent of sales -- which the company attributed to such factors as targeted price reductions to provide value to customers and changes in sales mix.
  • TECHNOLOGY: Touch up

    Interactive information kiosks are helping grocers sell across categories and giving shoppers more reasons to eat at home.
  • GSN Expands With Pathmark, Giant-Carlisle

    MINNEAPOLIS -- Grocery Shopping Network (GSN), a provider of proprietary software to grocery store retailers, said yesterday it was expanding its Web-based program to all Pathmark and Giant-Carlisle stores. With those additions, GSN-supported Web sites will serve over 1,000 stores across the country, with the potential of reaching more than 10 million consumers/households.
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