supermarkets

First Camden, N.J., market in 30 years

The owner of five ShopRite supermarkets in southwest New Jersey has announced plans to open a 75,000-square-foot store in...

Rule number one about merchandising for men: If you don’t make it easy, you don’t make it.

Men like to buy. They just don’t like to shop. Make it logical and intuitive for them to find what they’re looking for...

Today’s grocery shoppers want inviting environments and specialty offerings – never mind all those boxes of cereal.

The survey asks, “What one supermarket issue is most important to customers?” Your likely answer may be: Service.

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In-store restaurant offers burgers and seafood within 10 minutes

Wegmans Food Markets (Rochester, N.Y.) has introduced its latest concept, a fast casual restaurant featuring 120 seats...

Price still rules the grocery sector. But the rising popularity of private-label brands and diverse store concepts are proving to be viable recession-busting strategies.

Grocers have been busy over the last few years trying to keep up with shoppers’ changing habits. While a few years ago,...

Lessons in LEED: Kroger shares its journey through the USGBC’s green building program and its efforts to earn LEED certification.

More than two years ago, the Kroger Co. (Cincinnati) started down a new path in the company’s 126-year history by...

City Planning Commission okays zoning, tax help

New York is courting full-service grocery chains to improve the retail food offer in the city’s poor neighborhoods. A...

Doors to open in the second half of 2010

Publix (Lakeland, Fla.) has announced it’s planning to open a hybrid supermarket concept that combines elements of its...

Wegmans turns a problem into a solution

When the going gets tough, the tough get going. And, if that’s not enough cliché for you, there’s also: When you’re...

How much are missed sales costing supermarkets? "Billions!" says VMSD European editor John Ryan

Every time a disappointed shopper finds there’s no Kellogg’s Corn Flakes on the shelf and leaves the store, the retailer...

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