Retail Stores
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Grocery Consumer Trends
Though the economy hasn’t become as ripe as it has been expected to, it is no surprise that most high-end consumers are still willing to pay more money for their high-end groceries. The shares of high-end supermarket operators such as The Fresh Market have been on an increasing trend with the company reporting increasing profits…
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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…
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Walmart to Battle Big Three Grocery Chains
It is common knowledge that groceries are a very important part of the budget of most homes in the world. This means that the grocery budget cannot be completely eliminated. The only thing that we can do is to reduce the grocery budget when the economy and the finances are not good. So, it is…
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The Grocery Store of the Future
This setup is not yet in existence. The prototype of this project was presented by a group of researchers last year at the Nordic Exceptional Trendshop conference. This was a futuristic exhibition and conference in Denmark. The project was dubbed ‘Agropolis’ and was aimed at solving the problem of finding fresh farm produce in most…
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Worlds Strangest Supermarket Items
Whenever most people are traveling, they become focused on what they eat. When you are not eating, you will most probably be looking for food. Supermarkets are the most obvious destinations you will be looking into to get some food. One of the biggest benefits about traveling is the fact that it gives you the…
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Key Food Expands in New York
Key Food Store is one of the leading grocery stores in America. The company has been on the move to increase their coverage and number of stores they have in the country. Their most recent move involved opening new stores in Queens and Staten Island, New York. The company has also gone ahead to establish…
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Lowes Foods Beats the Local Produce Goal
According to the most recent reports from Lowes Foods, the company was able to surpass their initial goal of selling at least 10% local produce in their market. There has been more emphasis on encouraging the farmers in the region to provide more produce. This is because of the emphasis on fresh produce by consumers.…
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Okey-Dokey Shutting Down all Stores
According to local sources, Okey-Dokey may be closing all their discount stores in Florida. Okey-Dokey had been planning on opening over 400 discount grocery stores in the region. Most people would be wondering what exactly went wrong with this line of stores, considering the fact that the company has done a lot to ensure that…