Equipment & Design

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

Smart operators such as Supervalu are heeding the call from trade groups to protect the supermarket's core grocery business.

An extra week of Super Bowl merchandising gives retailers the chance to score extra sales.

A distributor's new strategy aims to lure Chinatown shoppers to conventional stores such as a New York-area A&P.

Improved quality, line extensions, product innovation, and high margins crown private label as the dairy aisle's royalty.

ROME - Parmalat Finanziaria SpA executives are engaged in a desperate effort to rescue the foundering dairy products giant in the wake of press reports that it could be facing a hole in its accounts of as much as 10 billion euros (U.S.$12.5 billion), AFP reports.

Getting category management programs off the ground can benefit independently owned supermarkets and their shoppers alike.

Working closely with charitable products not only helps a good cause, but also has a positive effect on the bottom line.