Is the fresh perimeter killing the center store? Is the fresh perimeter killing the center store? With sales growth in meat, deli, produce, bakery and seafood surpassing that of center-store mainstays, including dry and frozen grocery, it’s not surprising that retailers and suppliers blame the fresh perimeter for the soft sales in packaged food aisles
Most of the important mass retailing news this year is being made by grocery retailers. Most of the important mass retailing news this year is being made by grocery retailers. Moreover, it is news not concentrated or focused on one or two major retailers, but rather on a large and impressive group of regional supermarket
Evidence of e-commerce’s power to recast the way consumers shop continues to accumulate. Evidence of e-commerce’s power to recast the way consumers shop continues to accumulate. Whole Foods Market and Instacart disclosed some telling statics earlier this month when they observed the first anniversary of their partnership, which uses digital technology to connect customers with
The most recent edition of Total Store Expo, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores’ gala merchandising and marketing exhibition, played out in Denver late last month, the third in a series of revamped and recalibrated merchandising extravaganzas designed to pull together the various merchandising and marketing components of a 21st century retail showcase. The
The just-concluded NACDS Total Store Expo in Denver held, to paraphrase Shakespeare, a mirror up to the chain pharmacy business, and the reflection it produced looked, in many significant ways, very different than it did a generation ago. The just-concluded NACDS Total Store Expo in Denver held, to paraphrase Shakespeare, a mirror up to the
How many times have you heard your customers in a panic say that today was someone’s birthday, or an important holiday, and they hadn’t even mailed a card, much less knew what gift to buy? How many times have you heard your customers in a panic say that today was someone’s birthday, or an important
The United States enjoys one of the safest food supply systems in the world; yet, according to recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 48 million people (one in six Americans) get sick from food-borne illnesses. The United States enjoys one of the safest food supply systems in the world; yet,
This issue of MMR examines the 100 largest markets for grocery, drug and discount retailers, an annual exercise we have offered for several years. This issue of MMR examines the 100 largest markets for grocery, drug and discount retailers, an annual exercise we have offered for several years. Mostly, the rankings affirm the dominance of
Several U.S. grocery chains will receive an infusion of excitement in October when an initiative designed to raise consumer awareness and knowledge about food and beverages made in Italy hits their stores. Several U.S. grocery chains will receive an infusion of excitement in October when an initiative designed to raise consumer awareness and knowledge about