Retail Stores
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Reviving Food Deserts
Food deserts are just that. Areas where there is no food. However, the Sterling Farms chain is taking up the challenge by actually supplying these areas with what they lack most. Last Tuesday saw residents of Marrero welcomed to the new store filled with lots of fresh produce. Wendell Price, an actor from New Orleans…
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Can Rewards Encourage Better Food Decisions?
Walmart set out on a campaign to prove that there is a relationship between rewards and consumers making smarter grocery choices. The idea behind the concept is to help consumers make healthier food choices and spend less money in the process. With this in mind, Walmart rolled out the” Great for You” label. The company…
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Heavily Infested Warehouse Raided
On April 12, a warehouse in Ridgewood, New York was under the raid of US Marshals after the FDA reported that it was heavily infested with rodents. The warehouse is used for the manufacture and distribution of kosher food products. The seizure of the warehouse, which is currently under the ownership of V.I.P. foods, was…
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TESCO’s First Drop in 20 Years
For the first time ever, in 20 years, UK’s largest supermarket chain Tesco, reported a drop in their annual profits. This comes after the chain is closing down its Fresh and Easy branches in the US. The 199 stores had never recorded a profit for the company, which set the company back 1.84 billion dollars…
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CPG Targets Innovation
In 2012, CPG companies released about 1,862 products into the market. These new launches are believed to have attracted about 20 percent of all the retailers who are always looking for new products to try in their stores. When combined, the new item uptake, together with the willingness of the manufacturers to put in their…
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Fast Foods of the 90s
A recent study by the American Journal for Preventive Medicine shows that most of the fast food restaurants in America have made very little progress with regard to creating better and healthier menus. Although most of the fast food joints have added more fruits, vegetables and salads to their menus, the comparative amount of unhealthy…
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Are You In Line for Grocery Shopping On Line?
Very often, when you decide to go grocery shopping for your house, you write a shopping list. This is to help you remember to buy all the essential groceries that you set out to buy. Having a shopping list also greatly helps in controlling the costs incurred in grocery shopping. However, despite these measures, you…
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SuperValu Hits the Register
SuperValu plans on closing down at least 60% of its grocery stores according to market surveys. SuperValu operates a number of grocery stores around America including Shop ’n Save, Albertsons, and Save-A-Lot. The company has over 4,400 stores around the country. Closing 60% of the stores will result in serious accounting pain and long-term financial…