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Easter Sales Looking Up: NRF Survey
Shoppers will mark the upcoming Easter holiday by spending a little more this year, with the average consumer poised to part with $118.60, up from $116.59 in 2009, according to the National Retail Foundation’s 2010 Easter Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey, conducted by consumer market intelligence firm BIGresearch. Based on a total extrapolation of the U.S. population 18 years old and older, total spending is expected to hit $13.03 billion.

AWG Joins Collaborative Deal Management Network
In an effort to enhance supplier and retailer relationships while increasing deal management efficiency, regional grocery wholesaler Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG) plans to subscribe to DemandTec’s Deal Management software service on the DemandTec TradePoint Network.

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Celestial SeasoningsA Better-tasting Kombucha
It may have a history going back over 2,000 years in Russia, the Himalayas and the Far East, but most Americans have never heard of kombucha.

Pete & Gerry's EggsAn Egg-citing Development
Instead of spending time with messy coloring kits this Easter, consumers may wish to try some naturally blue eggs, courtesy of Monroe, N.H.-based Pete & Gerry’s Eggs — and if they do, there’s a good chance they’ll get hooked on the unique variety.

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Produce OpsProgressive Grocer's 2009 Produce Operations Review
Against a trying backdrop of persistently weak economic conditions, fierce competition and financially wary shoppers, supermarket produce departments faced much harsher headwinds during the past 12- month period than they have in recent years, as evidenced by marginal comparable-sales gains and a tentative outlook for the balance of the year, according to results of Progressive Grocer's 2009 Annual Produce Operations Review.

CES Front PagePG's CES: Inside the Market Basket: Economical Choices Bring Grocery Gains
Total supermarket sales were $430.3 billion, up $13.2 billion from the $417.2 billion recorded in 2007 -- continuing the trend of slightly higher percentage increases in each of the past five years, according to Progressive Grocer's 62nd Annual Consumer Expenditures Study (CES), now greatly expanded from the eight-page print edition to 35 pages of research.

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