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Price war threatens cereal makers’ profits
August 12, 2010 | No Comment
Price war threatens cereal makers’ profits

Source: Marketwatch.com
U.S. cereal makers are locked in a price war, and their battle for market share is hurting profits and threatening to persist into next year.
It’s unclear who will buckle first.
In an interview with MarketWatch, …

Analyst: Target’s new initiatives on-target
July 28, 2010 | No Comment
Analyst: Target’s new initiatives on-target

Source: Forbes
Target Corp.’s remodeling program to add fresh produce at its general merchandise stores and its new credit card discount are exceeding expectations, according to a key retail analyst.
In a note published Wednesday, Citi Investment …

Prices up in monthly market basket study
June 29, 2010 | No Comment
Prices up in monthly market basket study

Source: Fox Business
Led again by increases in prices for meat and dairy products, the overall cost of items in the FOX Business shopping cart rose sharply in May — the seventh time the food basket …

Rural grocers a vanishing breed
June 25, 2010 | No Comment

Source: AP
Craig Chancellor tried everything he could, but last November he finally closed the Turkey General Store, leaving the small Texas Panhandle town without a grocery.
Although Chancellor tried to trim overhead and relocated a small …

Smart & Final debuts hybrid grocery store concept in Denver
June 23, 2010 | No Comment
Smart & Final debuts hybrid grocery store concept in Denver

Source: The Denver Post
Part warehouse grocery, part conventional supermarket. That’s what customers will experience at SmartCo Foods, a new chain that opened the first of its five Denver-area stores Tuesday.
SmartCo is pitching an all-things-to-all-shoppers approach …

Kroger CEO discusses Walmart’s Rollbacks
June 18, 2010 | No Comment
Kroger CEO discusses Walmart’s Rollbacks

Source: Forbes
Companies always keep a close eye on competitors, but when your rival is the biggest retailer on earth the pressure is even tougher. Supermarket retailer Kroger Co. reported its first-quarter results Thursday – net income …

Drugstores expanding food staples
June 11, 2010 | No Comment
Drugstores expanding food staples

Source: The Columbus Dispatch
Fifteen Columbus-area stores will be part of a national effort by drugstore chain CVS to double its grocery sections by year’s end.
The local stores will be among 125 in Ohio and 3,000 …

Winn-Dixie’s new format aims for a winner
June 7, 2010 | No Comment
Winn-Dixie’s new format aims for a winner

Source: Miami Herald
When a customer in Louisiana likened the new Winn-Dixie prototype store to a Whole Foods with cheaper prices, it was the best compliment Chief Executive Peter Lynch could have received.
It’s also a sign …