Target, Inc.

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.

DemandTec, Inc., a leading provider of on-demand optimization solutions for retailers and consumer products companies, today announced that Grupo Pao de Acucar, a division of Companhia Brasileira de Distribuicao (PNA) and the largest retail group in Brazil, has renewed its subscription to DemandTec's Everyday Price Optimization software service.

C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc. and First Book are partnering to distribute more than 20,000 new books to local children in two cities in need of additional educational resources: Newburgh, N.Y. and Stockton, Calif.

Following a successful initial deployment of DemandTec’s Everyday Price Optimization software service, FreshDirect plans to expand use of the software service for pricing assessments and tactics.

A newly released study of linear space allocations reveals key retail merchandising approaches being implemented by major retailers operating across the food, drug and mass (FDM) channels in the United States.

Private label grocery items have become increasingly popular across many product categories, and the trend isn’t likely to diminish in the future, according to Bill Pecoriello, president of Stamford, Conn.-based Consumer Edge Research.

Target Corp.’s first-quarter profits rose by nearly 30 percent on strong sales of clothing and other discretionary items, with its net earnings of $671 million during the quarter ended May 1, 2010, handily besting the $522 million posted in the year-ago quarter.

In a bid to rouse further interest in its convenience-oriented VIA Ready Brew, Starbucks is brewing up big plans for the product line with a goal of saturating 37,000 U.S. grocery,