Progressive Grocer

With more American consumers turning to supermarkets for convenient meals and “fresh values,” the in-store deli, which includes the increasingly important meal solutions segment, is serving as a linchpin in grocers’ efforts to fuel higher sales and secure shopper...

The branded eggs market, though minuscule when compared to loose eggs, is growing rapidly with consumers becoming more-health conscious and modern retail giving it the required fillip. The days of loose/unbranded eggs bought from the kirana store...

What happened to the so-called British invasion? You know the one where Tesco’s Fresh & Easy small-format food stores were going to sweep across America and turn the U.S. food retailing industry on its head. Fresh & Easy has...

Imagine the choices that today’s grocery store shoppers are confronted with – the larger the store, the more complex and difficult the shopping experience. Timestrapped customers must determine which aisle items are located in, what is on sale, which...

The Rochester, N.Y.-based independent has launched a fleet of 50 hydrogen fuel cell-powered pallet trucks using hydrogen and hydrogen fueling-station technology at its Pottsville, Pa., warehouse, to move produce on a daily basis for shipments to its 75 stores...

The fourth instalment in a series of research and best practice sharing with SUPERVALU University focuses on organisational survey results from independent grocery retail associates in key areas of merchandising in the U.S., and how they affect associate attitudes...

Why is it that many of the same companies appear repeatedly on lists of the best places to work, the best providers of customer service, and the most profitable in their industries? When we talk with leaders of these...

Value-added grains are soon becoming a regular item on the grocery lists; as consumer knowledge expands so does the demand to eschew the plain wheat flour and replace it with healthier variants to keep both tradition and health functioning....

It may take you by surprise, but most Americans entering a supermarket aren’t really looking for groceries. What shoppers most want is help pulling together meals. Not knowing that difference could cost U.S. grocers $11,000 in incremental sales for...

Times are tough for the baby formula category in the U.S., which means that attracting and maintaining sales have become more important than ever. One key component in the battle to capture new parents’ dollars is to offer the...

In today’s economy, most supermarket operators are working diligently to reduce any and all operating expenses while becoming even more competitive and efficient in order to continue to grow profitability. Yet, after over 25 years of conducting market research...

The packaged yoghurt category in India is yet to taste the power of pathbreaking innovation, but with consumers willing to give flavoured and probiotic yoghurt varieties a try, there is enough scope for growth in the category. Companies now...

The organic movement has just begun to take root in India, with a number of brands making their way to the shelves of retail stores. A major challenge, though, is mainstreaming of organic fods – when they sit side-by-side...

“With the economy the way it is, and less people eating out, it’s going to be a great summer for grilling,” declares Pat Raybould, president of Lincoln, Neb.-based B&R Stores, Inc., which operates 18 stores under four store concepts...