Krause’s Market’s Garrison, North Dakota, store topped nearly 400 grocery retailers from across the nation during Supervalu Inc.’s annual “Beef Stampede” merchandising contest. Scoring a perfect 75 out of 75 possible points, the retailer clinched its third win in the past four years. The Beef Stampede is held every fall to showcase beef as the […]
Category: Merchandising News
Posted inFrozen Food, Association News, Grocery Industry, Grocery News, Home Page Latest News, Marketing News, Merchandising News, Store News, West
SCFRC Luncheon Panelists Prepare For The Future Of Frozen Foods
Earlier this year, the Southern California Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Council hosted a kick-off luncheon in Commerce, California, featuring an industry panel discussion on how to increase frozen and refrigerated food sales in 2018. Panelists included Jim Amen with Super A, Margie Bravo with Nestle USA, Rich Gillmore with Gelson’s, Chris Linskey with Super King, Mike […]
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Foodland, Western Market Win ‘Buy Alabama’s Best’ Display Contest
The Alabama Grocers Association (AGA), the Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries and the Alabama Food Manufacturers and Producers Association recently gathered for the 2018 Buy Alabama’s Best Retail Campaign Awards luncheon at The Club in Birmingham. “Buy Alabama’s Best” displays feature participating Alabama food products to help consumers identify which products are headquartered, produced […]
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Guiding Stars Changes Algorithms To Reflect FDA Nutrition Changes
Guiding Stars has updated the formula it uses to assign stars to thousands of foods in North America. The changes align with the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) updated recommended Daily Values (DV) for vitamins, minerals, sodium and fiber and reflect consensus of nutrition science regarding omega-3 fatty acids, DHA, EPA and artificial colors. Guiding […]
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New Hannaford Loyalty Program Rewards Store Brand Purchases
Hannaford Supermarkets has launched My Hannaford Rewards, a loyalty program that adds rewards for store-brand items. Shoppers who choose to participate earn a 2 percent reward on every store brand item purchase, including fresh meat, seafood and deli items, as well as thousands of packaged products across the store. About 5,200 fresh and center store items […]
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Tops Friendly Markets Slims Down Its Bulk Department
According to Tops Friendly Markets, as Americans are becoming more and more health-conscious, retailers are finding customers are buying fewer food items in bulk and are becoming more conservative in their portion sizes. In an effort to not only adapt to the changing needs of the customer but to also stay abreast of the latest […]
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Harps Food Stores Using AI Platform To Support Merchandising Decisions
Springdale, Arkansas-based Harps Food Stores Inc. has implemented an AI (artificial intelligence) platform from Daisy Intelligence Corp., a software-as-a-service company, to “improve and optimize” decision-making around pricing and promotions. According to Daisy, Harps chose it to analyze data and determine which products should be featured in its frequent circulars. Harps launched the partnership with Daisy […]
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Studies Find Low-Cost Strategies Can Boost Better-For-You Snack Sales
Two separate case studies provide insights into how retailers can increase sales of better-for-you snacks in c-stores. The studies, “Healthy Checkout Pilot Test” and “Better-for-You Planogram Pilot Test,” were developed by the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) in conjunction the Project on Nutrition and Wellness (PNW) and the Cornell Food and Brand Lab (CFBL). […]