Market Trends

The Cameo Apple Marketing Association (CAMA) is positioning its brand as a leader of the late-season apple category.

Canadian grocery operator Longo’s, which operates most of its supermarkets in suburban areas, is planning to roll out more downtown Toronto stores, including its biggest yet this fall in the Maple Leaf Square condominiums, according to a published report.

The Manischewitz Co. has named the first-place winner of its inaugural retailer display contest in honor of Jewish American Heritage Month (JAHM): King’s Supermarket in Short Hills, N.J. The aim of the contest, which invited retailers to create in-store displays paying tribute to the occasion, was to boost awareness of JAHM, a month-long celebration of the contributions made by Jewish Americans to American heritage.

The Association of Coupon Professionals (ACP) 2011 Industry Coupon Conference, scheduled for April 12 through April 14, 2011, in Atlanta, and hosted ACP in collaboration with the Food Marketing Institute (FMI), the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA), GS1 US, CIC and the Promotion Marketing Association (PMA), will feature information on the newest developments in technology relating to coupons.

The Kroger Co. has reopened its expanded and remodeled supermarket at Merchants Park Shopping Center in Houston, making it the grocer’s largest store in the Texas city.

Consumers require more education about the effectiveness and product claims of organic and natural cosmetics to justify paying a premium price, according to a recent study by Chicago-based market research firm Kairos Consumers.

After months of readying for its first fresh-focused format store in Chicago, Milwaukee-based Roundy’s Supermarkets, Inc. will open its first Mariano’s Fresh Market this morning in Arlington Heights, Ill.

Natural and organic foods retailer Whole Foods Market plans to use Earth-friendly boxes to serve takeout customers at brick-oven pizza counters at 30 locations in the Rocky Mountain region.