Most Recent Articles from Grocery Headquarters

• The intelligent side of carts 

  Rolling a load of groceries through the aisles may soon be the least of a shopping cart's capabilities. Carts are beginning to offer shoppers a...

  11/01/04 by David Litwak · More from publication

• Making a difference with produce: well aware that the quality of fruits and vegetables strongly influences where people shop, retailers are turning to private label produce to help them stand out from their competitors and boost shopper loyalty 

  In today's competitive retail environment, the need to differentiate is paramount. Private brand development can be a key driver of retailers'...

  11/01/04 by Megan Pellegrini · More from publication

• Retailers start shopping for IT: the economy is getting stronger, and so are information technology budgets. With capital available, grocers are adding RFID and self-checkout to their priority lists 

  Grocers understand that information technology can be a key differentiator in a highly competitive landscape. However, a combination of tight...

  11/01/04 by Deena M. Amato-McCoy · More from publication

• Store brands to the rescue: some forward-looking retailers are turning to premium private labels in hopes of reversing the longstanding decline in center store sales 

  Giant Eagle's customers buy lots of imported pasta--so much, in fact, that non-U.S. brands have what the grocer calls "significant penetration" at...

  11/01/04 by Jeff Siegel · More from publication

• Tesco's red light district: the British retailer's plan to label foods according to healthfulness could be a great consumer service--and a potential legal nightmare 

  Remember a kids' game called Red Light, Green Light? Someone played the traffic light and the others would try reaching him while it was green,...

  11/01/04 by Len Lewis · More from publication

• Did you hear about the retailer who ...? Best Buy is set to test the health and wellness categories in one of its Minnesota stores. Should grocery retailers worry it could impact their HBC sales? You bet 

  Have you heard the latest joke? Best Buy, the nation's largest consumer electronics chain, is getting into the health and beauty care business. ...

  11/01/04 by Seth Mendelson · More from publication

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