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April 17, 2013
Fairway Foods completes IPO

With only 12 stores, Fairway Foods is so small it can scarcely be called a regional supermarket chain, but that didn’t stop the company from completing a successful public stock offering on Wednesday.

April 9, 2013
Stater Bros. opens its most modern supermarket

Stater Bros. has broke ground on its newest and most modern supermarket in the Redlands Village Shopping Center, which is being developed by Lewis Retail Centers.

April 2, 2013
A Whole Foods greenhouse grows in Brooklyn

Whole Foods Market has partnered with Gotham Greens to build the nation’s first commercial- scale greenhouse farm integrated within a supermarket.

March 18, 2013
Raley's goes social with BzzAgent

Raley’s Family of Fine Stores, a privately held supermarket chain with a presence in Northern California and Nevada, has partnered with BzzAgent, the social marketing arm of Dunnhumby, to develop the first grocery retailer advocacy online platform to further enhance its new loyalty program, Something Extra.

February 11, 2013
Top CPG brands earn product awards

Brawny, All, Aquafresh and Listerine were among the consumer brands to take home the Product of the Year Award in their respective categories.

January 24, 2013
Consumers forsake brands for loyalty card deals

One-in-five consumers between the ages of 35 years and 54 years are choosing products due to a loyalty card discount, SymphonyIRI Group reported Wednesday as part of its Q4 2012 MarketPulse survey.

December 5, 2012
Store Design of the Year deadline looms

Time is running out to submit entries in the 31st annual Chain Store Age Retail Store of the Year Design Competition.

October 19, 2012
Store experience survey reveals insights that should be obvious

Dirty stores and out of stocks negatively impact the food shopping experience, according to a study by The Retail Feedback Group which showed overall satisfaction with supermarkets at a five year high.

October 19, 2012
Supermarkets facing competition as grocery leader

Supermarkets are facing increased competition from dollar stores, according to a new survey from Perception Research Services International.

October 17, 2012
Supermarkets rate high in customer satisfaction, checkouts, cleanliness count

A recent study showed that supermarkets generate high satisfaction among their shoppers.

September 28, 2012
Spoiler alert: Walmart’s prices lowest to varying degrees

Pricing studies conducted this week by Wall Street analysts yielded familiar results.

September 19, 2012
Big Y gives birth to loyalty program

Regional supermarket chain Big Y is catering to customers' bundles of joy with the launch of a new loyalty program.

August 20, 2012
Giant-Carlisle introduces healthy-food checkout lanes

Eight supermarkets in the Richmond, Va., area are using one of the most important parts of the store to promote healthy eating: the checkout lane.

June 26, 2012
Asda holds on to top spot in U.K. price battle

Walmart's Asda business earned the title of "Lowest Priced Supermarket" at The Grocer Gold Awards for the 15th straight year. The retailer was also named "Britain’s Favorite Supermarket" for the second year in a row.

May 23, 2012
Survey offers food for thought on Pfresh

Target may be investing in expanding its offering of fresh food under its PFresh remodeling initiative, but it has a long way to go before it is considered a top grocery destination, at least according to a survey from Market Force Information.

May 23, 2012
Survey ranks customers' favorite grocery shopping destinations

Giant-Landover and ShopRite are shoppers' two favorite supermarkets, according to results of a survey released Tuesday.

April 6, 2012
The retailer Americans love to hate, Consumer Reports readers anyway

Walmart is the nation’s largest food retailer, and 140 million people shop its stores each week, yet somehow the company ranked second to last on a ranking of the best and worst supermarkets in America.

March 13, 2012
Stop & Shop recognized for innovation

A Northeastern supermarket chain has made a business magazine's list of the top 10 most innovative companies in the food industry.

November 4, 2011
Food 4 Less, Ralphs launches campaign to support local food banks

Food 4 Less announced that it is inviting customers to help support local food banks and families in need through a special fund-raising campaign that kicks off Nov. 6.

October 18, 2011
Shopkick teams up with Giant Eagle

A location-based mobile shopping application has teamed up with a supermarket chain to reward users for buying specific products or brands.

July 19, 2011
Survey: Food shoppers look for value amid rising prices, shrinking package sizes

Rising food prices and shrinking package sizes is a top concern for consumers, according to Deloitte's "2011 Consumer Food and Product Insight Survey."

June 16, 2011
Kroger off to strong start with positive Q1

Kroger reported solid first-quarter results and marked 30 consecutive quarters in which identical-store sales increased, the supermarket retailer announced Thursday.

May 13, 2011
Big-box retail veteran Leo Kahn dies at 94

Veteran retailer Leo Kahn, who developed his family-owned wholesale business into the Purity Supreme chain, co-founded Staples, and pioneered selling natural foods in supermarket-sized venues, died on May 11 in Boston.

April 28, 2011
Walmart testing grocery delivery service

Regional supermarket chains that offer grocery delivery services may soon have some competition from Walmart if its program is expanded nationwide. According to several reports including one in The Wall Street Journal and another in The New York Times, Walmart is testing its Walmart To Go service in San Jose, Calif.

According to the company’s beta website, customers can shop online for food, beauty and household goods for a delivery fee starting at $5. The company is even offering first time users free delivery on orders of at least $49 when they use a special eVoucher.

April 27, 2011
Former Ohio Gov. spokesman takes talents to Kroger

Kroger has named Keith Dailey director external corporate communications. According to the company, Dailey will be oversee national media communications for Kroger, which operates 2,458 supermarkets and multi-department stores in 31 states under two dozen local banner names.

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