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Articles in January, 2003 issue of Grocery Headquarters

• Dollar stores make "cents" to cost conscious consumers. (Trade Talk).
  by Rebecca Zimoch
• Beefing it up: retailers and suppliers are improving their beef offerings to better meet consumers' preferences for taste and convenience. (Focus on Fresh).
  by Molly McLaughlin
• Looking ahead: IT installations still on tap; tight budgets are not stopping supermarket retailers from plotting IT road maps that will carry them through 2003. Top entries on to-do lists cover the front end, online services and ESLs. (Tech Solutions).
  by Deena M. Amato-McCoy
• Linking the supply chain: a recent survey of logistics executives revealed that despite advances in supply chain efficiencies, more work still needs to be done. (Distribution & Logistics).
  by David Litwak
• Execs jumping ship at record levels: today's retail environment makes it harder for companies to keep their top officials. (A View From Wall Street).
  by Gary Giblen
• Spuds rebound: although potatoes have experienced flat sales in previous years, new varieties and convenient packaging are adding excitement to the category. (Focus on Fresh).
  by Molly McLaughlin
• More than skin deep: new, noninvasive technologies are being used to determine produce quality. How will these tools enhance retail marketing strategies? (Produce Technology).
  by Megan Ladage
• Hold on to your hats! Everyone was hoping the fog would lift in 2002 and the bumpy ride would be over. However, by most accounts, the industry still has a ways to go before it can unbuckle its seatbelt.
  by Carol Radice
• Wiping up: it has not been the best time for the baby wipes category, unless, of course, one is talking about its new niche markets. (Nonfoods for Profit).
  by Seth Mendelson
• Now comes the hard part. (From the Publisher).
  by William J. D'Alexander
• Fighting for survival: as the retail landscape becomes dominated by a few large-scale players, are independents the odd men out? Not if they carve out a niche in the marketplace and promote their importance to consumers.
  by Rebecca Zimoch
• Ken Partch: a tribute to a professional. (Trade Talk).
  by Rebecca Zimoch
• What a difference a border makes: retailers should look overseas for new design and merchandising concepts, however, they need to keep in mind how they might fit into the local market. (Off the Drawing Board).
  by David Litwak
• The new product maze: the trends themselves may not be changing, but the products certainly are. Manufacturers are finally catching up to consumers and their lifestyles--and retailers need to make sure they aren't the ones left behind. (Center Store).
  by Rebecca Zimoch
• Policing ourselves: consumers are becoming increasingly concerned about the price of prescriptions. Should the industry regulate itself and start pricing prescriptions in the range that many customers can afford? (Nonfoods Talk).
  by Seth Mendelson
• The great housewares debate: a growing debate exists between retailers and suppliers over just how many housewares products can and should be placed in grocery stores. (Nonfoods for Profit).
  by Seth Mendelson
• The labor bogeyman: the industry needs to re-evaluate its traditional point of view on labor. The problem isn't with workers--it lies firmly with management. (Fast Forward).
  by Ryan Mathews
• Taking another look at the front end. (Nonfoods News).
  by Seth Mendelson
• Schering releases Prescription drug safety report. (Nonfoods News).
  by Seth Mendelson
• Get a vision! Retailers need to identify what business operations have to be solved prior to adding technology--as opposed to letting technology fit the process. (Tech Insights).
  by Deena M. Amato-McCoy
• Why doesn't the grocery industry want Retail Link? Supply chain performance should be used as a leading, not a lagging, indicator of an industry's true economic situation. (Future Forces).
  by Patrick Kiernan
• All signs point to less: designers are urging retail-clients to exercise a little graphic restraint with their signage. (Equipment & Design).
  by David Litwak