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Devoted heavily to fresh, foodservice and a series of new concepts throughout, Weis Markets' new flagship store in suburban Harrisburg, Pa., is elevating the retailer's brand to new heights as [...]

'Good service. Really big portions. Great wine selection, really, and I would totally try their beer and cocktails, as they have a nice happy hour, 12 to 6,' Karen S. [...]

Manhattan resident Linda Fischer will be the first to admit that she is not a gourmet cook, but still likes to dabble in the kitchen. However, her busy schedule running [...]

Lidl has come to America to upset the applecart. Literally. 'Look at the grocery stores here in the U.S. with their stacks of apples,' says Boudewijn Tiktak, SVP of purchasing [...]

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP IS ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING MUNICIPALITIES IN PENNSYLVANIA--boasting a population growth in the neighborhood of 10 percent. Some might say it is because of the low taxes, [...]

Thirty years. That is how long the Hahne & Co. department store stood boarded up along Broad Street in Newark--a blighted eyesore across from Military Park in the heart of [...]

ATTENDEES OF THE 2017 SWEETS & SNACKS EXPO had best pack a comfortable pair of walking shoes because the annual convention will host more than 800 exhibitors displaying--and sampling--the most [...]

RETAIL IS EVOLVING--MORE RAPIDLY THAN EVER--AND SO IS WALMART. In the face of an unprecedented onslaught from a myriad of sources, including dollar stores, limited assortment stores, drugstores, traditional grocers [...]

OLIVE OIL IS ONE OF CENTER STORE'S GLOSSY STARS. Driven by a desire to eat healthier, sales have been shining for several years now, and are only expected to get [...]

TO GET JUST AN INKLING of what makes Woodlake Market in the Village of Kohler, Wis. unique, take a look at the wood plank flooring in produce and the other [...]

This is the dawning of the Age of Aquarius, with technology dramatically reshaping how the food industry goes to market. Driverless trucks, strawberry picking robots, delivery drones and robots that [...]

MOVE ASIDE DALLAS COWBOYS, TEXAS RANGERS AND SIX FLAGS OVER TEXAS. A new star attraction has taken the stage in Arlington, the booming Texas city that serves as the entertainment [...]

Most real estate listing do not put how far the property is from the nearest supermarket, but this is how a typical MLS (multiple listing service) ad may appear in [...]

800 pounds. On average, that is how much organic waste is produced daily by the typical American supermarket in the form of corn husks, moldy strawberries, watermelon rinds, pineapple cores, [...]

Cassandra Curtis had an unexpected visitor stop by her Once Upon a Farm baby food company booth at the Natural Products Expo West convention in Anaheim, Calif, this past March. [...]

FESTIVAL FOODS operates on what management calls 'the Boomerang Principle,' i.e., 'Do things to make our customers come back.' It is a tricky task for any retailer to accomplish, but [...]

THEY SAY EVERYTHING IS BIGGER IN TEXAS and that was definitely the case at the International Dairy Deli Bakery Association's 52nd annual Dairy-Deli-Bake Seminar & Expo held in early June [...]

Clif Bar Nuts & Seeds Energy Bars. Pictsweet Cut Green Beans. Gold Medal All Purpose Flour. Dr. Praeger's Black Bean Veggie Burgers. These are not items a contestant can choose [...]

St. John, Kansas, (population 1,295) is the quintessential All-American small town. It is a place where children ride their bikes to school, the store and the roller rink; people leave [...]

Everyone knows when life hands YOU LEMONS YOU MAKE LEMONADE, but what if life hands you 20 pounds of chocolate rabbits leftover from Easter Sunday? If you work at McGinnis [...]

Each summer more consumers ARE DISCOVERING THE JOYS OF OUTDOOR GRILLING, broadening their palates beyond steaks and burgers to other proteins like marinated pork tenderloins and fish, as well as [...]

A SHOPPING TRIP TO BARONS MARKET is just like a visit to Trader Joe's--a Trader Joe's on 100 percent organic and natural, antibiotic-, preservative--, additive- and hormone-free steroids, that is. [...]

Homeland Security attorney Johnna French is the go-to person when it comes to finding the latest dining hotspot in the booming restaurant scene in Washington, D.C. Her weekly blog, johnnaknowsgoodfood.com, [...]

THANKS TO THE CONTINUED GROWTH AND POPULARITY OF UPSCALE CRAFT BEERS AND THEIR HARD CIDER AND NEW HARD SODA COUSINS, the beer category has a healthy head on its shoulders. [...]

THERE HAS BEEN AN AWFUL lot of red ink splashed across the financial pages in recent quarters, much of it coming from some of the biggest names in retailing. Walmart--the [...]

A VISIT TO THE KOWALSKI'S MARKET in Excelsior, Minn, is a thrill ride for the senses. Shoppers can see the freshest meats, seafood, cheeses from around the world, handmade salads, [...]

WITH THE MASSIVE MALL OF AMERICA AS THE HEART of its vibrant retail core, Bloomington, Minn., (population 86,319), is a shopper's paradise. In addition to the largest mall in the [...]

If the saga of Haggen Holdings were to be turned into a Broadway musical it would likely be called How Not to Succeed in Business. For Haggen is the story [...]

Have you ever had an Ultimate Kong Kone? If not, you do not know what you are missing. It is a cake cone filled with one pound of vanilla, chocolate [...]

ROCHE BROS. AT DOWNTOWN CROSSING 8 SUMMER STREET, BOSTON, MA; WWW.ROCHEBROS.COM What does the new 25,000-square-foot Roche Bros, supermarket in the heart of downtown Boston have in common with an [...]

LUCKY'S MARKET IS CARVING OUT A NICHE FOR ITSELF in the competitive natural/organic supermarket channel with a private label program running the gamut from sliced deli cheeses to vitamins, supplements [...]

37.3 trillion gallons. That is how much rainwater fell over the state of Texas in May, according to the National Weather Service--an all-time record. Spread out, it would be enough [...]

FEBRUARY 25, 2015 WAS ANN ARBOR'S LUCKY DAY. That is the date the doors officially flung open at Lucky's Market changing the way residents of the Michigan college town shop [...]

RETAILERS IN THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES are going up against a supermarket operator renowned for meticulously clean stores that on average are replaced or extensively remodeled every seven years. These stores [...]

WHOEVER THINKS INDEPENDENT grocers are an endangered species doomed to extinction needs to take a road trip out to Darien, Connecticut. When you arrive, stop and ask any local the [...]

SHOPPING AT BYERLY'S EDINA, MINN. STORE is a berry good experience. Shortly after entering the store shoppers encounter a massive island display of fresh berries--strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and blackberries, mostly [...]

Breathtaking. That is what a well-merchandised display of onions and garlic can be to shoppers, and--as a direct result--the bottom line because the popular root vegetables rank right up there [...]

WHEN INDUSTRY OFFICIALS and retail buyers descend on the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, Tenn. for the Annual Meat Conference (AMC), February 22-24, their plates will be [...]

AS ANYONE WHO HAS BEEN TO A MCDONALD'S iN THE PAST YEAR CAN ATTEST, breakfast is not just for breakfast anymore. And just as it has become acceptable to chow [...]

THERE WAS SOME HEAVY PETTING GOING ON in the AISLES OF BIG Y FOODS THIS PAST SPRING. That's because the retailer's 'May is Pet Month' charitable initiative resulted in the [...]

It was a sweltering 94 degrees outside in mid-July, but shoppers in Ahold USA's Stop & Shop, Giant and Martin's stores kept their cool with an early taste of autumn [...]

WANT TO BOOST nonfoods sales for all occasions? Start by stocking a wide selection of greeting cards and associated stationery items, because according to industry observers, a well-merchandised greeting card [...]

STOP AND SMELL THE COFFEE. That is first thing shoppers do upon entering the new Rastelli Market Fresh store in Marlton, N.J. It is impossible not to since a boiler-size [...]

IT IS just before 2 O'CLOCK on a cloudy mid-September Thursday afternoon and the parking lot of the Wegmans store in Woodbridge, N.J. is packed. Inside, the aisles are equally [...]

Faced with skyrocketing protein costs, consumers are embarking on new culinary adventures to seek out nutritious, delicious meals that stretch their paychecks in the process. An increasing number are discovering [...]

TATER TOTS. At Western Market in Vestavia, Ala., the term refers not to the crunchy little Ore-Ida brand potato nuggets, but rather to the children lining up to ride Tater, [...]

A HALF-MILE CAN MAKE A WORLD OF Difference. In the case of Tops Markets it equates to a 50% jump in overall sales, a $7,000 weekly increase in meat, doubling [...]

THINK OF THEM AS COMFORT FOOD FOR THE SOUL--and the bottom line. Whether it is classic macaroni & cheese, beef stroganoff, instant rice dishes or a hearty soup mix, packaged [...]

Thousands of retail buyers and other industry professionals packed the show floor of the Colorado Convention Center in early June mining the International Dairy Deli Bakery Association's (IDDBA) Dairy-Deli-Bake 2014 [...]

Save big money at Menards--and while there shopping for a ceiling fan and some 2x4s, pick up a gallon of milk, dozen eggs, loaf of bread, can of soup, sack [...]