Attitudes: Retailers

Shoppers Can Save on Summer Basket Items: Study
More consumers sticking with store brands
GMA to Salute Retailers With Best Supplier Relationships
The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) has established a new awards program to honor retail organizations that consistently manage their supplier relationships at a superior level. Slated to be presented during the Washington-based trade organization’s Shopper Momentum Conference in Naples, Fla., this November, the GMA Retail Honors awards encompass three categories: Retailer of the Year, Most Collaborative Retailer and Most Innovative Retailer.

RILA Unveils Asset Protection Leaders Council

A select group of retail executives has formed the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) Asset Protection Leaders Council (APLC). Mike Lamb, VP of asset protection for the Home Depot is the council’s chair, and Monica Mullins, VP of asset protection & Safety at Walmart, is vice chair.
CPG Industry Seize Innovation, New Growth Opportunities: Report

Consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies will need to adopt different tactics than those employed during the recent recession — divesting non-core brands, conserving cash, and cutting costs — to preserve shareholder value as the economy rebounds.
Despite Kids’ Weight, Little Difference in Family Shopping, Meal Prep Habits

SymphonyIRI Group, Inc. (formerly IRI), and Food Marketing Institute (FMI) have issued research showing that, contrary to conventional wisdom, the attitudes and behaviors of families with one or more overweight or obese children differ little from those whose children are all a healthy weight.
The Nature Of Intimacy
Store Brands Outperform National Brands Again: PLMA

Private label scored strong gains across all major U.S. retail channels last year as more and more consumers switched from national brands and drove store brands to all-time highs in both volume and total revenue, in addition to market share, according to latest industry statistics published in PLMA’s 2010 Private Label Yearbook.
Walmart, Target Brands Enhanced by Grocery: Survey

Half of the over 500 households surveyed nationally by Novato, Calif.-based Q & A Research said that their impressions of both Walmart and Target are more positive as a direct result of expanded grocery inventories in many of the retailers’ superstores.
Coupons Shape Consumers’ Retailer, Brand Choices: Study

A shopper experience study currently underway by the Integer Group and M/A/R/C Research has found that 60 percent of shoppers look for coupons before going to a store.
Foodservice Produce Initiative: PMA Foodservice Show Will Soon Be Cookin’ In Monterey

While the economy is starting to show signs of recovery, foodservice customers aren’t expected to return to their previous behaviors anytime soon.

Shoppers Can Save on Summer Basket Items: Study

GMA to Salute Retailers With Best Supplier Relationships

RILA Unveils Asset Protection Leaders Council

CPG Industry Seize Innovation, New Growth Opportunities: Report

Despite Kids’ Weight, Little Difference in Family Shopping, Meal Prep Habits

The Nature Of Intimacy

Store Brands Outperform National Brands Again: PLMA

Walmart, Target Brands Enhanced by Grocery: Survey

Coupons Shape Consumers’ Retailer, Brand Choices: Study

Foodservice Produce Initiative: PMA Foodservice Show Will Soon Be Cookin’ In Monterey