Retail & FoodService

Loblaw Companies Limited has successfully achieved its pledge to remove all artificial flavours and artificial colours from the full range of more than 4,000 President's Choice® brand products. In recent years, these additives have been associated with consumer concerns around hyperactivity, allergies, and various other serious conditions and diseases*. …

Kroger is living on the edge in Cold Spring, Ky. That’s where the Cincinnati-based grocery chain is experimenting with a new digital shelf-edge technology. It replaces paper price tags with screens equipped for full-motion video and sound. …

Walmart is hiring up to 285 people to work at its three new Walmart Neighborhood Markets in Roanoke. The stores are scheduled to open this winter. …

Research indicates that brand word of mouth – consumers' conversations in person, by phone or via online channels – has a clear impact on sales. In supermarkets, the evidence is compelling. Data from marketing research group Keller Fay's TalkTrack® programme indicates that the quality of word of mouth (WOM) for UK supermarket brands is closely reflected in their sales performance: …

Pamela G. Bailey, president and CEO of the Grocery Manufacturers Association, issued the following statement in response to the election results of the GMO labeling ballot initiatives in Colorado and Oregon. …