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SALES OF ENERGY DRINKS HAVE TAKEN ON THE energy of its products compared to a year ago. The energy drinks category increased 15.7 percent for $6.9 billion in sales, according [...]

Consumers' enhanced appreciation for fresh foods and convenience at a reasonable value has kept supermarket delis a top destination for protein purchases. In 2010, deli meats recorded sales of around [...]

PEPSICO, PURCHASE, N.Y., AND THE COCA-COLA CO., ATLANTA, WOKE UP THE carbonated soft drink category during this past year by acquiring their largest U.S. bottlers. While these acquisitions didn't stop [...]

MORE SHOPPERS ARE SEEKING RESTAURANT-QUALITY MEALS AT SUPERMARKET PRICES, which creates opportunities in retailers' prepared food sections. Rotisserie chicken, long a staple of the home meal replacement segment, is especially [...]

Portions of this article are courtesy of Beverage Industry magazine. According to Mintel Research, nonalcoholic beverage sales through all channels, including Wal-Mart, reached $84.5 billion in 2007, growing 24% in [...]

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Food Marketing Institute (FMI), Washington, D.C., defines sustainability as "business strategies and practices that promote the long-term well-being of the environment, society and the bottom line." But […]

Something funny is going on in grocery freezer cases across North America. Some frozen meals and entrees, it seems, have been getting a rather frosty reception from consumers. Unit sales […]

REGIONAL TRENDS NEW DEVELOPMENTS: a Wal-Mart distribution center opened in January, creating 800 jobs, and another for Sysco will add about 300 in Alachua County. David Ramsey, research-marketing manager for [...]

TAKE A CLOSE LOOK AT THE SALES FIGURES OVER THE LAST YEAR AND ONE TREND JUMPS OUT RIGHT AWAY: Consumers seem willing, even eager to purchase products that make their [...]

Rising wholesale prices, consumers' lack of knowledge and increased competition from big-box retailers like Wal-Mart are the three biggest challenges seafood retailers face, according to the results of SeaFood Business' [...]

RealtyTrac released an analysis of owning near Target versus Walmart and which fares better. According to a release, chances are most homeowners are frequent visitors to their neighborhood Walmart or [...]

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the 'The Leading Grocery Retailers in Africa: The Key International and African Supermarket Chains and their Growth Strategies' report to its offerings. [...]

U.S. retailers such as Walmart, Publix, and Safeway as doing little to meet public commitments to phase out hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), some of the most potent greenhouse gases (GHGs), used most [...]

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the 'Pet Product Retailing in the U.S.: Channel Competition and Consumer Shopping Trends, 2nd Edition' report to its offerings. In a release, [...]

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the 'The World's Leading E-Commerce Companies 2014' report to its offerings. In a release, Research and Markets noted that report highlights include: [...]

Walmart released its seventh annual Global Responsibility Report, entitled 'So Many Opportunities to Make a Difference.' According to a release, the report outlines key accomplishments in the areas of social [...]

When it comes to using local marketing to attract and retain customers and beat out the competition, many of the top 150 U.S. retailers are falling behind on local search, [...]

Byline: Leonie Barrie Workers making clothing for JC Penney, Macy's, Kohl's and Wal-Mart at the Alianza Fashion factory in Guatemala were deprived of more than $6m in back wages, benefits [...]

Seyfarth Shaw has released the 10th annual edition of its Workplace Class Action Litigation Report, which is recognized as the nation's most complete guide to the state of workplace-related complex [...]

Investors Alliance announced new research reports highlighting Dollar General Corp., Dollar Tree, Five Below, Safeway Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores. After launching its mobile application last year, Investors Alliance said Dollar [...]

December consumer spending beat expectations according to recent data released by the Commerce Department. According to a release, tax hikes and online competition could pose challenges to discount variety stores [...]

Byline: Moneylife Digital Team If the indices go under today's low expect a downtrend to start The uproar over the Wal-Mart issue which rocked the Parliament for the second day [...]

Byline: Shailendra Tyagi The government has finally allowed 51 per cent FDI in India's multi-brand retail sector. Yet, scepticism persists over what it will achieve. The move's broad justification rests [...]

ShopAtHome.com, a coupon search engine, released its back-to-school Buy-havior Report. According to a release, the report, which tracks consumer search habits on the site, found that the majority of consumers [...]

Kellogg's Frosted Flakes pro Dave Lefebre of Erie, Pa., weighed 23 pounds, 15 ounces of bass - the heaviest limit of fish at the FLW Tour on Kentucky Lake presented [...]

A new report from Puget Sound Sage, a Seattle economic policy advocacy organization, and authored by economic impact professional Dr. Chris Fowler of the University of Washington, revealed that each [...]

A new report from Puget Sound Sage, a Seattle economic policy advocacy organization, and authored by economic impact professional Dr. Chris Fowler of the University of Washington, revealed that each [...]

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the 'Retail Sector' report to its offerings. In a release, Research and Markets noted that report highlights include: The US retail industry [...]

UNI Global Union is of the view that entry of Walmart in India will wipe out competition from small businesses. The Union has released a report on Walmart with implications [...]

Byline: CHRISTINA VEIDERS Consumers are gravitating back to the alphabet vitamins. Letter vitamins have resurged over the last several years to post double-digit sales gains. While sales of the entire [...]

A report by market research firm Nielsen has revealed that the contribution of private labels to the revenue of major retail chains is lagging and is only 10-15 percent in [...]

Byline: MARK HAMSTRA At a Network of Executive Women meeting in California this summer, Michelle Gloecker, the NEW board's chain and senior vice president of home goods at Bentonville, Ark.-based [...]

Target Edges Wal-Mart on Food Prices Wal-Mart Stores has sharpened its grocery pricing relative to Target Corp. during 2011, according to a survey of a basket of 39 items at [...]

The Walmart shopper's value perception has changed, according to a new research report, conducted by WSL Strategic Retail that surveyed nearly 1,500 Walmart Shoppers. A continuing recessionary mindset, coupled with [...]

Insiderslab.com reported that there was substantial insider trading activity for Ford, Wal-Mart, Philip Morris, American Capital, Nu Skin and Abercrombie & Fitch. According to a release, as an example, CEO [...]

Byline: MATTHEW ENIS Fresh Market Editor matt.enis@penton.com Last week, Greenpeace released it's fifth 'Carting Away the Oceans' report, and Safeway, North America's second-largest supermarket chain, was ranked first among food [...]

Byline: MATTHEW ENIS Like many categories in the dairy department, eggs tend to put up huge sales figures each year, but with generally flat volume, they are easy to take [...]

The private sector participation in Indian agriculture has resulted in improving productivity, production, and quality, which has, in turn, increased farmers' net returns, aided R&D, and contributed to increasing local [...]

MADISON, Wis.-Credit unions should be taking note of Walmart's plans for retail financials services in the U.S. and Canada, according to a new report from the Filene Research Institute. The [...]