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A replacement store is never easy, and this Food City faced more challenges than most. But the result is a store that fits both the site and the community like a glove

Two Wisconsin indies are leading customers on a gastronomical journey into cheese caves, which age and store product in ideal environments and rival the presentation of any fine specialty shop.

To stay relevant, grocers in many markets should make their Hispanic strategy live 365 days a year.

Evolving consumer tastes are helping Asian spices gain in popularity.

Acculturation keeps the Hispanic market moving, and retailers’ tactics need to stay as fluid or they’ll fall behind fast.

Target’s new organic skin care line derives from African and Asian natural remedies,
and is developed for the specific needs of ethnic skin.


The flexible architecture of online grocer SimonDelivers' new warehouse management system improves order accuracy today, and will do whatever the grocer wants tomorrow.

A well-executed medication therapy management program helps patients with prescription compliance, and retailers with building loyalty and generating incremental dollars.

Giant Food Stores is an old hand at the hot trend of touting local sourcing strategies, and now the chain is looking to make its assortment of homegrown products bigger than ever.

Hard times in the real estate biz are the right time to renegotiate leases—just make sure you fully survey the landscape.

As prices go up, so does the opportunity to build stronger relationships with current and potential shoppers of all stripes.

Grocers tolerate shrink and tinker with freshness, while consumers end up dissatisfied. It's time to attack both as one problem.

Don't think alternative medicine deserves a more prominent place in our stores? Just ask my aching feet.

Tree fruit crops are abundant, and grocers will have more reasons than ever to amplify their seasonal displays.

Grocers and distributors are still banking on specialty/gourmet foods to appeal as affordable luxuries--but the marketing and merchandising these days must be on target.

In today's dog-eat-dog retailing world, charitable giving can be good--and also kind to the bottom line.

Uncle Giuseppe’s owners “spared no expense” to recreate the bustling food heaven of a traditional  Italian neighborhood inside a modern supermarket.

Cub Foods and Dannon are redesigning the dairy aisle to give yogurt its just deserts.

The African-American cultural influence deserves to be celebrated, not underplayed,  and grocers can tap into it for lucrative marketing efforts.

The latest iteration of digital coupons comes just in time to counter sticker shock, while helping grocers maximize their loyalty programs.

The current credit crisis could boost the dollar, set prices plunging, and spur deflation that could further punish consumers.

Some grocers are shifting private label milk sources as customers request alternatives to product with artificial growth hormones.

Back-to-school beverages have taken on a distinctly healthier flavor, with water and lower-sugar fruit juices flooding the market.

With fuel costs on the rise, rethinking the supply chain allows grocers to be both leaner and greener.

The results of the 2008 National Grocers Association/Supermarket Guru.com Consumer Panel Survey are in.

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