And will probably continue to fall May, 2017 - Anyone who shops at a large supermarket may have noticed a price war that has been brewing among major chains which has been bringing the cost of food down. The primary reason is due to an effort by Walmart to react to, and ready itself [...]
Survey Shows 46% of grocers behind in omnichannel April, 2017 - The number of brick & mortar grocers who have not deployed any omnichannel service offerings is over 46%. This according to Progressive Grocer's 2017 Report of the Grocery Industry. Omnichannel service programs provide customers with tools and messages both in-store and [...]
March, 2011 - We awoke this morning to the shocking news that supermarket grocery carts are bacteria laden, fecal carrying, ecoli-infested, poo machines. We wondered how it could be that last week this was essentially unknown to us and yet by 10AM these dirty facts were the topic of 2 stories on [...]
Wal-Mart Stores will create hundreds of management positions as part of a new program aimed at improving the fresh food sections at its U.S. stores, according to an artocle by Reuters. Wal-Mart, the largest grocer in the United States, has already hired 30 field managers and plans to hire hundreds more over [...]
The Kroger Co.has announced that Senior Vice President for Retail Operations and Strategic Initiatives Marnette Perry will retire on April 29, after 44 years with the company. Ms. Perry joined Kroger in 1972 as a part-time cashier in Portsmouth, Ohio, in the Columbus division. She went on to serve in leadership positions [...]
People trying to save time making dinner have turned supermarket prepared foods into a 29-billion dollar per year business. But Consumer Reports says to be wary. Those foods aren’t required to have nutrition labels, and you might be consuming more fat, calories, and sodium than you think. Consumer Reports’ secret shoppers purchased [...]