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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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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 […]