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Deals with the business expansion of the family-owned Pat's Food Center in Freeland, Michigan. Basis of the family's decision to add a hardware store to the business; Information on the family's dollar store; Features of the supermarket.

Discusses the renovations in Adams Hometown Market in Watertown, Connecticut. Impact of the remodeling on the store's sales; Reason for remodeling; Description of the store's exterior and interior; Details of the store's merchandise.

Focuses on the store of Safeway Inc. in Hanover, Maryland. Biggest change in the floral department; Features of the grocery aisle; Information on the service bakery of the store.

Focuses on several cheese varieties offered by various cheese companies in the U.S. Definition of soft cheese according to Laura Werlin, author of the book "The New American Cheese"; Number of varieties of cheese produced in Wisconsin; Cheddar products offered by Modesto, California-based cheese company Fiscalini. INSET: Cheesecake without cheese.

Focuses on Green Hills, a supermarket retailer based in Syracuse, New York. Details of the frequent shopper card program offered by the store; Expansion of its online shopping service; Data on checkout areas of the store.

Discusses the importance of advanced planning of manufacturers and retailers for back-to-school merchandising. Promotion efforts of manufacturers; Research on U.S. back-to-school consumer shopping in 2003; Stores or sources of purchased supplies.

Presents information on retail store A.J.'s Purveyor of Fine Foods in Tucson, Arizona. Features of the store; Price of the truffles sold at the store; Products offered in the sushi bar.

Features Grocery Outlet, a supermarket in Arlington, Texas which sells overruns, discontinued items, mislabeled packages and unwanted private labels in bargain prices. Company background; Ways of acquiring grocery items; Expansion of the company in Texas; Difference from traditional supermarkets.

Focuses on the effect of low carbohydrate diet on retail trade. Action taken by restaurants and food chains to market low-carb products; Low-carb products being offered by La Tortilla Factory; Impact of the low-carb phenomenon on pasta sales.

Features the Nugget Market grocery store based in Woodland, California. Renovations of the store as of February 1, 2004; Interior design of the store; Products offered at Nugget; Additional store innovations and promotions.

Presents information on the retail store Redner's Warehouse Markets in Pennsylvania. Sales of the retail store per department; Description of the store's design; List of products offered.

Provides information on coffee and tea products in the U.S. in 2003. Sales of coffee in the food, mass and drug channels for the week ended October 4, 2003; Developments in the coffee segment; Introduction of the Signature Collection a line of sustainable coffees from P&G's Millstone brand; Presentation of European-style coffees on store shelves.

Reports on the status of the market for frozen pizza in the U.S. as of October 2003. Sales of frozen pizza for the 52 weeks ended July 12, 2003; Growth of the category; Views of consumers on pizza.

Focuses on the Shaw's In the City, an urban store of Shaw's Supermarkets in Boston, Massachusetts. Difficulty in the construction of the store; Description of the store; Delivery problems being experienced by the store.

Presents information on the practices of Chanatry's French Road Market in Utica, New York in competing with Wal-Mart supermarkets. Reaction of Chanatry to the opening and reconstruction of Wal-Mart supercenters in Utica; Details on the local items and produce offered by Chanatry; Overview of the products included in its private label programs.

Reports on Foodarama's flagship World Class ShopRite in Woodbridge, New Jersey. Reason the supermarket was relocated to Woodbridge; Features of World Class ShopRite; Architectural challenges of the store; One of the fastest-growing formats in retail; Common practice for modern supermarkets.

Presents tips to grocery and supermarket chain operators in the U.S. on marketing food products for students. Information on the back-to-school promo launched by Tony's Pizza; Partnership of Well's Dairy with Disney; Features of the Oscar Mayer Lunchables from Kraft Foods.

Highlights the growing market of American-made cheeses. Forces driving sales in the U.S. cheese industry; Expansion in the concept of an American cheese; Issues facing artisan cheesemakers; Promotion campaigns of the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board; Varieties of American-produced cheeses; Target market of the BelGioso Cheese Inc. product line.

Looks at the efforts of Safeway, a grocery chain in the U.S. to revitalize its business and win back market share. Distinction of Safeway from its competitors; Internet sales of the company; Amount allocated for the modernization of its stores.

Features the Gigante supermarket in Los Angles, California. Strategy of the company to attract conventional shoppers; Description of the supermarket's hot food and frozen food section; Information on the supermarket's variety image.

Highlights the remodeling of the Farm Fresh grocery store in Virginia. Comments from Ron Dennis, president and chief operating officer of Farm Fresh; Improvements made on its customer services; Range of branded products on its produce section; Features of its salad bar.

Discusses retailers' frequent shopper programs. Suggestion from Carlene Thissen of Retail Systems Consulting for a program to be successful; One of the keys to evaluating the creativity of a promotion; Frequent shopper programs at Winn-Dixie.

Focuses on the plan of retailers to collaborate with brewers, vintners and distillers to develop programs that target households through cross-merchandising. Financial advantages of selling wine in supermarkets; Information on the marketing concept used by retailers; Details on wine brands that are in demand, as of March 2003.

Features the Carnival Food Store in Plano, Texas. Description of the supermarket's facilities; Kinds of products offered at Carnival; Measures taken by store managers to ensure the freshness of stocks.

Focuses on Pick 'n Save supermarket in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Pepper varieties offered at Pick 'n Save; Background on the creation of the supermarket; Advantage of the location of the supermarket; Details of the departments of the supermarket, including liquor depot and floral department.

Features Chandler, Arizona-based Sprouts Farmers Market and its fresh produce products. Cost of the products offered in the market; Reason for the cheap costs of such products; Information on the store's operations and advertising policy.

Deals with the modification of snack foods into a nutritional concept. Factors that influence the modification of snack foods; Extent of the modification; Examples of snack foods that have received modification.

Reports on the opening of a Roche Bros. supermarket in Boston, Massachusetts. Information on the celebration of the 50th anniversary of Roche; History of Roche supermarkets; Features of the Boston supermarket.

Discusses the sales growth of private label products in the U.S., as of November 2002. Background on the increasing number of private label products; Benefits of the current U.S. economic recession for store brands; Importance of national brands to the growth of the retail business.

Presents information on the Winn-Dixie supermarket chain in the U.S. Background on the management team of the chain; Background on the expansion efforts of the chain; Actions taken by Winn-Dixie to improve its customer service.

Reports on the offering of Wall of Values, discount deals and dollar deals, at JD's Market in Bridgeton, New Jersey. Function of the Repeat Sales Value Priced program being offered by Supervalu's Eastern Region for JD's Market; Items included in JD's Discount Deals; Issue facing supermarkets in 2002.

Features Bashas' Grayhawk, an ultra-modern supermarket in Scottsdale, Arizona. Food establishments inside the supermarket; Architecture of the supermarket; Store layout.

Discusses the environment-conscious store design, dubbed the Low Energy Super Store, implemented by Stop & Shop in the U.S. as of April 1, 2002. Electricity savings from the move; Information on the business of Stop & Shop; Description of the store facilities.

Provides information on the sales growth of private label products at supermarkets in the United States for year 2001. Remarks from Debra Lambert, corporate director of public affairs of Safeway; Information on retailers which considers private label significant in their business operation.

Provides information on the mouth-watering food signature items being sold by Ukrop's Super Market in Richmond, Virginia. Description of the store's interior design; Description of the Meal Idea Center of the store; Overview of Ukrop's Valued Customer.

Provides information on the success of Ukrop's Super Markets chain in Richmond, Virginia. Business operation of the company; Description of the chain's customer services; Overview of the company's management; Significant role of Bobby Ukrop of the Retail Merchants Association of Greater Richmond.

Presents news briefs and trends on grocery trade in the United States as of November 2001. Effects of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the shopping behavior of the people in the country; Cuts of beef that offer high-end flavor at a lower cost; Features of the 'Educating Kids' magazine after the terrorist attacks.

Focuses on the '2001 Annual Produce Report,' from the periodical 'Progressive Grocer.' Factors that contribute to the influx of exotic produce in the United States; Forecast on the industry's gain for the year; Changes in how produce is marketed.

Features information on `Progressive Grocer' magazine's Outstanding Chain Store Managers for 2001. Efforts of Anthony Bertrand to get the Winn-Dixie store in Eunice, Louisiana back in operation after an accident; Role of Bill Schmidt in the success of the Bashas' store in Tucson, Arizona; Customer service approach of Mike Wages of the Publix supermarket in Roswell, Georgia.

Presents information on the meat case category in the United States' groceries. Estimated number of units of case-ready beef and pork sold by the end of 2005; Increase in the production of emu meat from Johnson Emu in 2001; Value-added categories for turkey and chicken.

Provides information on Giant Eagle grocery chain in Columbus, Ohio. Competitors of the chain in the area; Reasons for setting up stores in Columbus; Description of the store's layout.

Presents news briefs on grocery trade in the United States as of August 2001. Partnership between Great Britain's Tesco and Safeway's GroceryWorks.com unit; Details of the naturally occurring retirement communities market for the industry; Description of the fifty-plus age bracket; Award given by the Foodie Award to Food Emporium BridgeMarket store.

Provides information on Thefreshgrocer supermarket and fast food restaurant in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Management and storage of prepared foods and perishables; Comparison of the prices of food products offered by the company with that of other groceries; Architectural design of the supermarket building; Marketing structure of the firm. INSET: Thefreshgrocer.

Focuses on the development of viable and profitable inner-city or urban stores in the United States. Factors that make urban stores more expensive to operate; Problems posed by cooking in the stores; Disadvantages to operating stores in the city.

Reports on the completion of the remodeling of Sentry Foods Hilldale supermarket in Madison, Wisconsin in 2001. Remodeling costs; Design groups that collaborated on the effort; Store tenants.

Looks at the efforts of United States retailers that were honored as the `Progressive Grocer' 2001 Outstanding Independents. Sentry Foods Hilldale in Madison, Wisconsin; Roger's Foodland Fresh in Fairlea, West Virginia; Magnotto's Shop'n Save in Hermitage, Pennsylvania; Holiday Market in Canton, Michigan.

Features the Acme Markets in Milltown, New Jersey. Interior design of the store; Concept of the business; Foods and services offered.

Reports on the increase in the flour demand of bakeries and other food service sectors in the United States (U.S.) as reported by the International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association. Sale of several bakery products as of April 2001; Marketing campaign used by bread manufacturers; Details on the machinery and labor used in bakery operations in the country; Problems faced by the industry in the recruitment of employees.

Provides information on the building design and the operations management of the Nugget Markets located in Sacramento, California. Architectural design of the building; Storage and transportation of perishables, breads and other products in the supermarket; Demographic information on the employees of the retail store.

Provides information on the regulations passed by the European Union concerning biotechnology and the use of genetically modified organisms (GMO) on food products. Discussion on the labeling of products containing GMO; Health risk assessment done on genetically engineered crops; Views of farmers and agriculture products manufacturers on the use of biotechnology and GMO plants. INSET: Broccoli in a bottle.