Supermarket & Grocery Industry News

Rite Aid, Shaw's and Snyder/Drug Emporium Sign On with ACNielsen
LOS ANGELES - ACNielsen U.S. today announced that its Web-based category management intelligence system, Category Business Planner (CBP), has been adopted by three additional leading retailers: Rite Aid, Shaw's Supermarkets, and Snyder/Drug Emporium.
ACNielsen Research Identifies Need for Consumer Education on Organics
LOS ANGELES - New research by ACNielsen U.S., an operating unit of ACNielsen, a VNU Company, shows that organic food shoppers are extremely loyal to the category, while non-buyers have virtually no interest in organic products. Both groups likely need more education on the topic.

Bozzuto's Selects Elogex to Manage Transportation and Distribution Logistics

Charlotte, N.C. - Elogex Inc., provider of collaborative logistics solutions, today announced that Bozzuto's, a New England-based wholesale grocer, has selected its transportation logistics platform.
FMI Urges Members to Oppose Mandatory Country-of-Origin Labeling

WASHINGTON, DC - Food Marketing Institute President and CEO Tim Hammonds on Monday issued a letter to FMI members asking them to oppose the new mandatory country-of-origin labeling law, which FMI believes would place an undue burden on supermarkets.
N.Y. Firm Acquires Majority Stake in Annie's Homegrown

BOSTON - In a move that reflects consumers' increasing interest in natural foods, a New York investment firm has acquired a majority interest in Annie's Homegrown Inc., the Wakefield, Mass.-based manufacturer of all-natural and organic pasta products.
Report: Wal-Mart Likely to Focus on Food, Other Strategies for Future Growth

COLUMBUS, Ohio - In five years, Wal-Mart could be twice as big as it is today if it increases its market share in major categories such as food and apparel and newer areas such as gasoline, predicts global consulting and market research firm Retail Forward.
Nestle Spurs Growth in its U.S. Frozen Food Business with Acquisition

VEVEY, Switzerland - Nestle today said it will acquire the assets of Chef America Inc., the leading U.S. manufacturer and marketer of frozen hand-held food products, for $2.6 billion in cash.
DemandTec Signs D&W Food Centers

SAN CARLOS, Calif. - DemandTec Inc., provider of Demand Based Management (DBM) software, announced that D&W Foods is implementing DemandTec 3 in 26 stores and 70 percent of its categories this year.
Retailers Consider Bailing Out of Medicaid Programs

NEW YORK - No. 1 drug chain Walgreen Co. on Thursday became the latest retailer to say it may have to pull out of a state Medicaid program because of cutbacks in reimbursements, Reuters reports.
The almighty dollar stores

Supermarket operators beware! Dollar stores are selling more food, listing more items at above a buck, and proliferating at the rate of more than 1,000 a year.

Supermarket & Grocery Industry News

Rite Aid, Shaw's and Snyder/Drug Emporium Sign On with ACNielsen

ACNielsen Research Identifies Need for Consumer Education on Organics

Bozzuto's Selects Elogex to Manage Transportation and Distribution Logistics

FMI Urges Members to Oppose Mandatory Country-of-Origin Labeling

N.Y. Firm Acquires Majority Stake in Annie's Homegrown

Report: Wal-Mart Likely to Focus on Food, Other Strategies for Future Growth

Nestle Spurs Growth in its U.S. Frozen Food Business with Acquisition

DemandTec Signs D&amp;W Food Centers

Retailers Consider Bailing Out of Medicaid Programs

The almighty dollar stores

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DemandTec Signs D&W Food Centers