Attitudes: Retailers

The analyst said Winn-Dixie could actually benefit slightly from rival Publix's move to acquire 49 Albertsons stores in Florida.

The National Association for the Specialty Food Trade, Inc. said Friday it will discontinue its Spring Fancy Food Show in Chicago, as the show is no longer serving Midwest buyers as effectively as it could.

A national consumer study concluded that "locally grown" is among other favorable attributes such as "biodegradable" and "cruelty free."

Loyalty marketing consultant and publisher Colloquy on Friday said its national Retail Loyalty Index placed Costco as the top consumers' choice for loyalty in the grocery, personal care, and mass merchant categories.

New research finds parents are taking childhood nutrition more seriously.

The Natural Marketing Institute said research indicates corporate sustainability messaging is not breaking through the clutter in consumers’ lives.

Products such as seafood, dry pasta, and candy are most immune to a recession, according to data analysis.

Retail Intel was designed to help retailers, marketers, designers, and manufacturers take a new look at retail, and will probe beyond discrete purchase behavior to understand the wider lifestyle contexts of shopping.