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VNU Retail Index Reflects Operators' Worries about Maintaining Gains
NEW YORK -- Retailers are increasingly concerned about the sustainability of economic growth, and specifically about the effect of gas prices on growth, according to the latest VNU Retail Index, the industry's only comprehensive monthly survey of retailer sentiment. VNU is the parent company of Progressive Grocer. -
FMI Report: U.S. Grocery Shoppers Want Quality, Value, and Convenience from Multiple Retail Formats
CHICAGO -- American consumers continue to seek value in their weekly grocery shopping, "value" means something different for each shopper group and even individual shopper, according to the new Food Marketing Institute report, "U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends, 2005."