Progressive Grocer

The organic movement has touched a variety of products, including clothing, cosmetics and home products. Possibly the most emotive area is organic food, because food products are directly taken into the body while other products have a limited and...

What will the store core of 2019, and beyond, look like? According to Thom Blischok, president of consulting and innovation at Chicago-based Information Resources, Inc. (IRI), aisles will be a thing of the past. “Things won’t be piled high...

In the recently concluded Food Forum in Mumbai, one of the aspects that were discussed was whether modern retailers need to be treated differently as compared to the traditional channel by F&G/FMCG Manufacturers.`` Innovation was one of the aspects...

We are some time away from becoming a modern trade dominant market, even with the healthy growth rate that this channel is seeing in today’s times.  Traditional stores across the country are not only a resilient lot but they...

America’s vaunted sweet tooth hasn’t disappeared in this era of health-conscious eating, but more consumers are opting to sweeten their cereal, beverages and homemade baked goods with honey rather than sugar, as research emerges to suggest a host of...

Cross-merchandising is fundamental to grabbing extra profit through increased impulse sales opportunities. Salad dressing in the produce case, stir-fry veggies in the meat case, wooden spoons for sale almost anywhere – all generate easy additional sales. The frozen food...

Manufacturers need to concentrate on broadening the market and increasing penetration among today’s upwardly mobile consumers, who are on the lookout for variety in ready-to-eat foods that are nutritious and offered to them in hygienic and convenient packaging at...

With shopper traffic and trip frequency down across most retail channels in USA, consumers are carefully evaluating how and where they shop for food to prioritise the “bare necessities,” which mercifully include many fresh produce items.But as retail produce...

Recently I spoke at a business conference in Panama City, Panama about the Best Practices of the World’s Largest Company… Wal-Mart. While I was there, I decided to visit the Panama Canal. It was just a short drive from...

The dairy aisle may be one of the most low-key but top-performing areas of the supermarket. Space is at a premium in the dairy department, with introductions of new products almost daily. The probiotic craze continues to produce an...

The Indian retail landscape remains a territory of unexplored opportunities. A huge latent consumer demand lies fallow at the ‘Bottom of the Pyramid’ and product innovation and category building have become a yardstick for exposing the Indian consumer to...

Two business drivers in food retail today stand to change the way equipment and design are conducted over the next decade. The first is the need to differentiate, as retailers look to set themselves apart in an increasingly competitive...

With shoppers of all income levels increasingly on the lookout for savings, at least one grocer is busy testing new applications of “virtual coupons,” to see if customers bite. The Kroger Co., based in Cincinnati, recently launched two separate...

In the last few months, I’ve interacted with retailers and their suppliers from a number of countries in North America, Europe and Asia and, except for a handful, the conversations have not been happy.In November-December companies in France, Belgium,...