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January Question: What is the most likely forecast for your company’s performance in 2012?
Mostly sunny and clear: Improved opportunity to grow sales and market share - 11.64% (32 votes)
Mild with a chance of precipitation: Satisfactory growth for some segments; others likely to be flat or decline - 10.18% (28 votes)
Partly cloudy, showers possible: Flat sales but stable revenue and share - 12.73% (35 votes)
Storm warnings: Competitive threats, related threats point to decline - 65.45% (180 votes)
Total Votes: 275
October Question: On what items do you expect sales to show the strongest increases this holiday season? Premium-positioned food for holiday feasts - 21.65% (55 votes)
Party snacks - 9.84% (25 votes)
Bakery/confections - 9.06% (23 votes)
Adult beverages - 25.20% (64 votes)
Nonfoods/general merchandise - 34.25% (87 votes)
Total Votes: 254
September Question: What is the most popular form of payment among your shoppers? Cash - 10.37% (28 votes)
Debit Card - 49.26% (133 votes)
Credit Card - 33.70% (91 votes)
Checks - 4.81% (13 votes)
Proprietary retailer-branded credit card - 1.85% (5 votes)
Total Votes: 270
August Question: How are back-to-school sales trending this year vs. a year ago? Significantly higher - 12.10% (15 votes)
Slightly higher - 14.52% (18 votes)
About the same - 18.55% (23 votes)
Slightly lower - 25% (31 votes)
Significantly lower - 29.84% (37 votes)
Total Votes: 124
June Question: Which of the following is proving to be most influential for improving the shopping experience? In-store product demos/sampling events - 29.19% (87 votes)
Customer education programs - 10.07% (30 votes)
Retail technology - 11.74% (35 votes)
Enhanced customer services - 34.23% (102 votes)
Natural, Organic and “Free-from” food departments - 14.77% (44 votes)
Total Votes: 298
May Question: What categories are taking the hardest hit from escalating prices? Meat (processed, fresh) - 40.11% (221 votes)
Dairy - 14.52% (80 votes)
Produce - 20.69% (114 votes)
Center store staples - 13.25% (73 votes)
Beverages (coffee, soft drinks) - 11.43% (63 votes)
Total Votes: 551
March Question: What has been the most effective thing your company has done to help customers with diabetes? Offering free or reduced-cost medications - 14.71% (15 votes)
Blood glucose screenings - 9.80% (10 votes)
Providing recipes and food preparation tips - 8.82% (9 votes)
Running store tours highlighting appropriate food choices - 3.92% (4 votes)
Offering one-on-one consultations with an in-store dietitian - 5.88% (6 votes)
Holding education classes on how people can better deal with the condition - 6.86% (7 votes)
Segregating foods and/or other items (lancets, supplements, etc.) in a special section - 6.86% (7 votes)
Other - 43.14% (44 votes)
Total Votes: 102
March Question: Which teams within your organization are most influential with technology investment decisions? Corporate executives (CEO, President, CFO, Owner, etc.) - 28.40% (23 votes)
IT Executives (CIO, CTO, VP of IT, VP of MIS) - 29.63% (24 votes)
Procurement/Operations/Marketing teams - 33.33% (27 votes)
Logistics/Warehousing/Supply Chain teams - 8.64% (7 votes)
Total Votes: 81
February Question: Where is the primary area that your company’s sustainability efforts are concentrating on this year? Sustainable building materials and practices (LEED, GreenChill, etc.) - 11.67% (7 votes)
Recycling initiatives - 6.67% (4 votes)
Energy/utilities efficiency/conservation - 30% (18 votes)
Green packaging - 16.67% (10 votes)
Locally-sourced products - 35% (21 votes)
Total Votes: 60
January Question: What is the preference of most of your customers regarding grocery bags? Paper - 18.34% (42 votes)
Plastic - 42.36% (97 votes)
Both - 11.79% (27 votes)
Reusable cloth bags - 27.51% (63 votes)
Total Votes: 229
December Question: What strategy will you rely on most heavily to stimulate sales of fresh produce during the peak winter months? Hot pricing - 32.17% (74 votes)
Promotions as part of H&W consumer outreach - 10.43% (24 votes)
Increasing specialty varieties - 6.09% (14 votes)
Emphasizing value-added convenience items - 14.78% (34 votes)
Emphasizing value-oriented bulk produce - 7.39% (17 votes)
Increasing POS efforts (cross merchandising, recipes, display contests, etc.) - 29.13% (67 votes)
Total Votes: 230
October Question: What promotional element are you planning to tout most heavily for the holiday selling season? Multiple BOGOs - 16.51% (35 votes)
Free turkeys - 17.92% (38 votes)
Low-prices - 41.51% (88 votes)
Budget-focused meal planning guidance - 11.32% (24 votes)
Aggressive promotion of prepared meal bundles - 12.74% (27 votes)
Total Votes: 212
October Question: What do you find to be the single most effective way to boost sales of spices and condiments? On-ad specials (BOGOs, 5 for $5, etc.) - 24.68% (58 votes)
Aggressive displays/end caps - 12.77% (30 votes)
Cross-merchandising/promotions - 30.64% (72 votes)
Sampling/demos highlighting ingredient-based usage - 22.98% (54 votes)
Consumer outreach via signage, brochures, recipes, websites, social media - 8.94% (21 votes)
Total Votes: 235
September Question: At the outset of the all-important fourth quarter, which of the following issues is top of mind at your company? The stagnant economy - 45.12% (37 votes)
Implications related to healthcare reform - 15.85% (13 votes)
Competition - 13.41% (11 votes)
Frugal shopper behavior - 20.73% (17 votes)
Balancing profitability with environmental awareness - 4.88% (4 votes)
Total Votes: 82
August Question: For what back-to-school products are you seeing the most consumer interest? Bottled water/beverages - 11.11% (4 votes)
School supplies - 38.89% (14 votes)
Healthy lunchbox fare - 36.11% (13 votes)
Paper products (tissues, etc.) - 8.33% (3 votes)
Snacks - 2.78% (1 vote)
Gift cards - 0% (0 votes)
Other - 2.78% (1 vote)
Total Votes: 36
August Question: What ethnic/cultural food products have you been featuring more prominently on store shelves in response to increased consumer interest? Hispanic - 43.52% (131 votes)
Asian (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Indian, etc.) - 24.58% (74 votes)
African - 10.96% (33 votes)
Pacific Islander - 2.66% (8 votes)
Eastern European (Polish, Russian, etc.) - 3.99% (12 votes)
Kosher - 6.64% (20 votes)
Halal - 3.32% (10 votes)
Other - 4.32% (13 votes)
Total Votes: 301
July Question: Social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) are giving grocers new opportunities to connect with customers. What is the primary goal of your company’s approach to social media? Marketing Campaigns - 46.91% (38 votes)
Customer Service - 22.22% (18 votes)
Corporate Communication - 11.11% (9 votes)
Crowd-Sourcing/customer feedback - 18.52% (15 votes)
Internal Communication - 1.23% (1 vote)
Total Votes: 81
June Question: Which department do you think is most ripe for improvement? Frozen Foods - 29.62% (133 votes)
Dairy - 20.04% (90 votes)
Laundry/household cleaning products - 11.58% (52 votes)
Pet - 12.92% (58 votes)
Commercial breads/baked goods - 25.84% (116 votes)
Total Votes: 449
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