Perimeter

After the initial rush to get into the gasoline business, supermarkets and other high-volume operators have entered a more mature stage of market development.

Consolidation has extended to the private label industry, and the number of manufacturers is expected to shrink, perhaps dramatically.

Employee ownership and a culture of excellence keep the Florida retailer on everyone's short list of best supermarket companies.

TROY, Mich. - Kmart Corporation on Monday unveiled Urban Direct, a new entertainment and lifestyle newspaper supplement considered a key element of Kmart's multicultural marketing strategy.

Among 8- to 10-year-olds, center store products that market directly to kids are the "coolest." But such fame can be fleeting.

NEW YORK - Tasty Baking Co., maker of Tastykake doughnuts, fruit pies and cookies, has named as its new CFO David S. Marberger, the former VP of finance for Campbell Soup Co.'s food and beverage division.

WASHINGTON - The backers of the 5 A Day for Better Health program, which advocates produce consumption, is at odds with the dairy industry over a new 3-A-Day for Stronger Bones campaign the diary group is launching this month, the Atlanta Journal and Constitution reports.

A flood of new variations is turning a fluid commodity into a chic beverage, and increased consumer demand has made for a crowded dairy case.