B&R Stores Inc. has promoted Nick Kelso to VP of store operations. In this role, Kelso will be responsible for overseeing the operations of the company’s 33 stores across Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri. Additionally, he serves on the company’s executive committee. Kelso brings more than 23 years of experience at B&R Stores, having joined the […]
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Posted inMerchandising News, Marketing News, National
Food Costs Remain High As Consumers Look For Other Options
Last year, food inflation at retail and foodservice exceeded levels reached during the Great Recession. Even with inflation moderating, higher food prices will continue influencing consumers’ spending and eating behaviors this year, reports Circana, formerly IRI and The NPD Group. Food will always be consumers’ priority in tough and good economic times, whether eaten at or […]
Posted inCenter Store, Merchandising News, Midwest, New Products
Topco To Host Product Solutions Summit To Discover New Items
Elk Grove Village, Illinois-based Topco Associates will host the Topco Product Solutions Summit to diversify the cooperative’s supplier pool, discover new items and establish additional supplier partnerships to assist the organization with aggregation, innovation and knowledge management solutions that span its center store program. Topco is seeking suppliers to help expand its supplier partnership portfolio and […]
Posted inMerchandising News, Organic Natural, Southeast
Acosta Highlights Growing Base Of Natural, Organic Shoppers
Jacksonville, Florida-based Acosta Group has shared a new shopper insights study, looking at the state of the natural and organic shopper to provide brands and retailers information to drive growth in store and online. Natural product sales continue to climb, and interest and usage has increased across all age groups, particularly with Gen Z and […]
Posted inMerchandising News, National
Product Of The Year USA Names Award Recipients
Product of the Year USA, a consumer-voted awards program centered around product innovation, has announced the winners of the 2023 Product of the Year Awards. The Product of the Year seal is a mark that allows shoppers to identify the top trendsetting products on the market, voted on by 40,000 fellow consumers, while also serving as […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Merchandising News, National
RangeMe Shares 2022 Global Buyer Search Trends
Coffee, candy and mushrooms were top-of-mind among retail buyers last year, as they were the most-used keyword searches on RangeMe, according to the latest Retail Recap 2022 report. The report highlights trends among the activity of U.S. and international buyers on the product discovery platform, including keyword and certification searches, most visited collections and engagement […]
Posted inMerchandising News, National
Catalina Index Tracks Price Hikes Across CPG Categories
To gauge the impact of inflation on grocery prices in the U.S., Catalina has updated its Shopping Basket Index to compare the price of 10 popular CPG categories during the third quarter of 2022 compared to the same period in 2021. This latest report also offers retailers and marketers strategies for finetuning an omni-channel marketing […]
Posted inMerchandising News, National, Nonfood Items
Receipt Analysis Shows Consumer Shopping Patterns
Veryfi, using artificial intelligence technology to transform documents into structured data, analyzed the purchase receipts of Kraft Heinz and Hormel Foods goods to discern consumer shopping patterns. This latest installment of Veryfi Insights analyzes supermarket shopper receipt data to examine the frequency of line items in all receipts containing at least one item in a long list […]
Posted inProduce News, Association News, Merchandising News, National
IRI, Tree Top Expands Partnership To Monitor Pricing Activity
IRI, which recently merged with The NPD Group, and Tree Top are expanding their partnership. IRI will help Tree Top monitor fluid pricing activity in the marketplace by providing access to granular insights amid a changing inflationary environment. “Tracking the market closely…is essential for any business to thrive in the current environment,” said Mike Schrenk, category and syndicated data […]
Posted inMerchandising News, Southwest
Walmart Participates In Payback Program For Cardholders
Bentonville, Arkansas-based Walmart is joining Jacksonville, Florida-based FIS’s Premium Payback, a real-time rewards redemption network. The addition of Walmart to the Premium Payment network will give millions of consumers the opportunity to redeem their credit card rewards points for discounts at more than 4,700 Walmart stores across the U.S. Customers using eligible cards will be prompted […]
Posted inMeijer, Independent Store News, Merchandising News, Midwest
Meijer Seeks Local Artisans For Frederik’s Product Line
Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Meijer is seeking products from local chefs and culinary artisans to be featured in its Frederik’s by Meijer line of innovative food. Prospective vendors interested in partnering with the retailer to expand their retail-ready products onto its shelves under the retailer’s foodie-focused line can submit for consideration by Oct. 21. Those selected will partner with […]
Posted inBJ's Wholesale Club, Amazon Fresh, Merchandising News, National, Supply Chain News, Whole Foods
Dunnhumby Releases Results Of Retailer Preference Index
Dunnhumby released a special edition of its Retailer Preference Index, a nationwide study of the $1 trillion U.S. grocery market, examining which grocers are winning customers as the economy falters. The edition was released Sept. 19-22 as dunnhumby attends the Groceryshop expo at Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas. Market Basket bested Aldi and third-placed […]
Posted inMeijer, Independent Store News, Merchandising News, Midwest
Meijer Expands General Merchandise, Apparel Supplier Event
Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Meijer has begun seeking submissions from local and diverse-owned businesses for its Supplier Diversity event focusing on general merchandise and apparel. Vendors must provide video submissions, describing their brand and products, by Sept. 18 to be considered for the virtual event this fall. “While we’ve made great strides to ensure our vendors represent our […]
Posted inRetailer of the Year, Merchandising News, West
Local Merchandising Essential To The Save Mart’s Neighborhood Identity
James Gillespie is senior director of local merchandising at The Save Mart Companies. He acknowledges it’s a department not found at most retailers. The local merchandising department tries to find those products that are important to local shoppers in each neighborhood. “It’s about getting our stores to be merchandised to the neighborhood to what our consumers […]
Posted inMerchandising News, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Symphony RetailAI Report Analyzes Shopping Data, Inflation
Dallas, Texas-based Symphony RetailAI, a global provider of integrated AI-powered marketing, merchandising and supply chain solutions for FMCG retailers and manufacturers, has announced new insights from in-depth analysis of consumer shopping data, finding that across departments, price inflation is more common in fresh grocery categories. With inflation significantly higher in fresh compared to frozen and ambient […]
Posted inHome Page Latest News, Lipari Foods, Merchandising News, Midwest, The Kroger Co.
Egglife Foods Continues Expansive Retail Growth in 2021
Chicago, Illinois-based Egglife Foods, the food company reimagining carb-heavy foods, will finish out the year with continued retail expansion in more than 100 retailers across the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Since the launch of Egglife Foods in October of 2019, the company has continued to garner the interest of retailers nationwide with its debut, innovative egglife product, […]
Posted inMerchandising News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Trion Adds WonderBar, ZipTrack To Line Of Merchandising Items
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania-based Trion Industries has introduced its Trion WonderBar tray system and ZipTrack, a new and adaptable single-serve beverage pusher system. The Trion WonderBar tray system is being implemented in multiple departments storewide, with customers gaining additional SKUs in their existing retail footprint, effectively selling more in the same space. Typically, customers can gain 20 […]
Posted inProduce News, Home Page Slider, Merchandising News, Packaging News, West
Four Star Fruit, Delano Farms Team Up To Debut NBA Packaging
Four Star Fruit and Delano Farms Company, two of the leading growers of table grapes, have partnered again with the NBA through a unique licensing agreement to debut co-branded packaging and merchandising on all in-season varieties. The co-branded packaging will create excitement to kick-off the basketball season and will encourage NBA fans to live a […]
Posted inHome Page Slider, Merchandising News, Northeast
Specialty Food Association Releases New State Of Industry Report
Based on sales data from the past three calendar years, the new Specialty Food Association’s (SFA) annual state of the industry report reveals a specialty food industry hitting $158.4 billion in sales, a 10.7 percent increase since 2017. The full report includes commentary throughout that reflects the impact and ramifications of COVID-19. Foodservice and online sales continued to […]
Posted inNortheast, Center Store, Home Page Latest News, Marketing News, Merchandising News, Packaging News, Snacks Brands, Suppliers
Weis Markets Gives Placement To Verus’ MLB-Branded Candy Products
Sunbury, Pennsylvania-based Weis Markets has placed an order with Verus International Inc. for its Major League Baseball-branded candy products from its Big League Foods (BLF) subsidiary. Weis operates 198 stores in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, West Virginia and Virginia. In addition to being the first supermarket customer, Weis also is the first […]