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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.

Walmart this week introduced the first cash-back incentive for consumers using a prepaid debit card.

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.

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. yesterday reported record first-quarter fiscal 2011 sales and earnings for the period ended April 30, 2010, with net sales of $99.1 billion, an increase of 6.0 percent from the $93.5 billion logged last year.

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,

Walmart is planning to open a smaller version of its large Supercenter store format in the Los Angeles area, one of the first of a new breed of smaller stores that it hopes can deliver a new phase of U.S. growth, according to an FT.com article.

The early Easter took a toll on April retail same-store sales, although most retailers reporting met or exceeded expectations as shoppers continue to step up their spending plans, according to Kantar Retail.