Attitudes: Retailers

A recent study reveals that eggs are the most profitable department in the dairy department -- but their true potential has yet to be hatched by most grocers.

FINDLAY, Ohio - Results of a nationwide survey released yesterday showed that Publix leads the pack of supermarket operators in the eyes of customers, when it comes to the level of service it provided in 2006.

GREENFIELD, Mass. - More than one million new acres were devoted to organic agriculture production in 2005, according to statistics released on Friday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and that's "great news," according to the Organic Trade Association (OTA) here. However, the trade group said the government still needs to do more to encourage farmers to switch to organic production.

WASHINGTON - Retailers are spending millions of dollars on holiday advertisements this year, and consumers say that it's working. According to a survey conducted for the Retail Advertising and Marketing Association (RAMA) by BIGresearch, the top three holiday television advertisements this year come from Target, Wal-Mart, and Best Buy.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- In the days of yore, families gathered 'round the Christmas table to feast on home-cooked roasted goose, oyster stuffing, plum pudding, and plenty of wassail. But times have changed, and so has traditional holiday fare, according to results of a new national survey recently conducted for Wal-Mart, based here.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- In the days of yore, families gathered 'round the Christmas table to feast on home-cooked roasted goose, oyster stuffing, plum pudding, and plenty of wassail. But times have changed, and so has traditional holiday fare, according to results of a new national survey recently conducted for Wal-Mart, based here.

WASHINGTON -- Maybe being huge doesn't always mean you can't have a personal touch. Cincinnati-based Kroger Co. finished first in a recent customer ranking of retailers according to their levels of service.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Americans are gathering around the dinner table to eat healthier foods, according to a new national survey released by the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) here and Prevention magazine. The study found a strong correlation between consumers who try the hardest to eat healthfully, and those who eat dinner at home nearly every day.