Fighting the good-for-you fight
Retailers have their game faces on as they battle to gain market share of the organic and natural segment. Continue reading → The post Fighting the good-for-you fight appeared first on Macfadden...
View ArticleDisruptive Innovation
It’s time to decide—Are you disruptive influence or just being disrupted? Hopefully the former since these seem to be the true innovators—the gamechangers in … Continue reading → The post Disruptive...
View ArticleFrom the Publisher: The secret is out
Whole Foods has led the natural/organic revolution at supermarket chains, but other companies are chipping away sales by doing things a bit differently. When … Continue reading → The post From the...
View ArticleWhole Kids Foundation Kicks Off Growing Healthy Kids Campaign
Whole Kids Foundation is kicking off back-to-school season with a goal of raising $3 million to fund salad bars and gardens for schools and … Continue reading → The post Whole Kids Foundation Kicks Off...
View ArticleFood Forum: The in-store experience revealed
What are shoppers looking for in a grocery store? Hint: A clean store will go a long way. By Giovanni DeMeo Shoppers today have … Continue reading → The post Food Forum: The in-store experience...
View ArticleWhole Foods Market Receives Market Maker of the Year Award
Whole Foods Market received the 2014 Market Maker of the Year Award during the Third Annual Start Something Champions Gala hosted by Jersey City … Continue reading → The post Whole Foods Market...
View ArticleGabriel Logan Displays Help Whole Foods Increase Sales
It can be tough to grab a customer’s attention for personal care products in a grocery store. The Whole Body department of Whole Foods … Continue reading → The post Gabriel Logan Displays Help Whole...
View ArticleTru Table Expands Distribution of Gourmet Dressings and Dips
Tru Table has expanded distribution of its protein-enriched gourmet dressings and dips. The line of protein-enriched salad dressings and dips debuted in April 2014 … Continue reading → The post Tru...
View ArticleTalking Shop with… George Prest, MHI
George Prest, CEO of MHI, says retailers that attend ProMat 2015 to learn about the best investment strategies to transform their supply chains will … Continue reading → The post Talking Shop with…...
View ArticleBridging the gap
Technology, changing personal and societal interests and evolving eating habits are changing how retailers market their stores to reach multiple generations. Continue reading → The post Bridging the...
View ArticleSupermarket Customer Satisfaction Erodes
Customer satisfaction with retail is down for the first time in four years, according to a report released today by the American Customer Satisfaction … Continue reading → The post Supermarket Customer...
View ArticleTop retailers to head Hub Live Symposium in NYC
Five top retailers will share how they make the shopping experience come to life at Hub Live: The Retail Experience Symposium, April 23, 2015 in New … Continue reading → The post Top retailers to head...
View ArticleU.S. Organic Foods Market Poised to Surpass $45 Billion
According to recently published report by TechSci Research, “United States Organic Foods Market Forecast & Opportunities, 2020“, the US organic food market is estimated to … Continue reading → The...
View ArticleThe Mother Lode
By Wendy Hirschhorn When it comes to winning over the hearts, minds and appetites of millions of food shoppers, mom bloggers carry much influence. … Continue reading → The post The Mother Lode appeared...
View ArticleThe Private Paradigm
Natural food stores are challenging traditional supermarkets in the nonfoods private label realm. Driven by innovation and a competitive price point, private label brands … Continue reading → The post...
View ArticleWest Point Market to Close
Is it the death knell for the Killer Brownies? West Point Market, the Akron, Ohio, nationally renowned, one-unit specialty store that invented the decadent … Continue reading → The post West Point...
View ArticleFrom the Publisher: A New York State of Mind
Established New York City grocery chains need to clean up their acts, lest face extinction. Here is something I have never been able to … Continue reading → The post From the Publisher: A New York...
View ArticleCleaning Up Their Act
Demand for clean label products has reached mainstream status as consumers no longer only want, but expect simplicity of ingredients and transparency from food … Continue reading → The post Cleaning Up...
View ArticleSounding Board: Adventures in Retail
Consumers want shopping today to be a treasure hunt, not a chore. On the banks of the Mighty Mississippi and rising 32 stories above … Continue reading → The post Sounding Board: Adventures in Retail...
View ArticlePublisher Column: Sprouts is Creating a Buzz
Sprouts Farmers Market is generating interest among middle class consumers that want natural/organic products without breaking the bank. What do Wegmans and In-and-Out Burger, … Continue reading → The...
View ArticleWhole Foods, Infor to Build Next-generation Cloud Retail Management Suite
Infor, a leading provider of business applications specialized by industry and built for the cloud, and Whole Foods Market announced a partnership designed to … Continue reading → The post Whole Foods,...
View ArticleSecurity Malfunction
If you still doubt the power of the Internet consider the case of Marge Dooley, a 70-year-old grandmother from Milburn, N.J. who was banned … Continue reading → The post Security Malfunction appeared...
View ArticleTalk About Broad Assortments
While I currently live in Vermont I was born and raised in New Jersey. During a recent trip down to NJ to visit my … Continue reading → The post Talk About Broad Assortments appeared first on Macfadden...
View ArticlePublisher Column: On the Ropes
It may be time for Whole Foods’ officials to revamp the chains image. What retailer sells the most organic produce in the country? The … Continue reading → The post Publisher Column: On the Ropes...
View ArticlePublisher Column: Avoiding the Bumps in the Road
In order to stay successful, retailers must remain ahead of the curve on consumer expectation. Let’s connect the dots. Whole Foods keeps getting bashed … Continue reading → The post Publisher Column:...
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