The Common Cents Act provides retailers with clear legal authority and protections to round cash transactions.
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Acosta Creates New Retailer Partnership Role, Taps Mueller
Joe Mueller will help the Florida-based sales and marketing agency collective deepen its relationships with grocers.
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FMI: June CPI Shows Steady Food-At-Home Inflation
FMI – The Food Industry Association has commented on the June Consumer Price Index numbers from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, which show a 0.2 percent increase in food-at-home prices for June and a 2.7 percent increase over the last 12 months, the same 12-month rate as in May. “June’s relatively steady food inflation […]
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Brand Study: Walmart Still Tops, But Aldi, Kroger Gaining Traction
Walmart maintained the top position across every major brand-tracking metric this spring, according to new data from the Conjointly Brand Tracker released July 13. The metrics include the brand’s awareness, consideration, purchase and preferred status. Aldi and Kroger, meanwhile, posted the strongest awareness-to-preference conversion rates among mid-size to large chains. The findings came out of […]
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Circana: US Food And Beverage Growth To Settle At 2-3% In 2027
U.S. consumers are no longer just cutting back; they are recalibrating how they buy, according to Circana.
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Grocery Loyalty Programs Multiply But Influence Wanes, Upside Finds
Per the report, 82 percent of shoppers belong to at least one, though just 59 percent use the incentives on a regular basis.
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Back-To-School In Grocery: From School Supplies To Routine Solutions
by Craig Grayson, Vice President Merchandising & Marketing, Imperial Distributors Inc. Back-to-School has evolved well beyond a one-time stock-up trip for notebooks, pencils, and lunch bags. Today, it represents a broader household reset shaped by omnichannel shopping, value-seeking behavior, wellness priorities, and the return to more structured weekday routines. For grocery retailers, that evolution has […]
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The Hidden Margin Leak Hiding in Your Accounts Payable Department
Every independent and regional grocer knows the math. Net margins run between 1% and 3%, which means that on a $10 million store, you’re working with $100,000 to $300,000 of breathing room before you’re underwater. Operators spend enormous energy managing the front end to protect those numbers, tightening promotional spend, auditing shrink, and fine-tuning labor […]