Holiday flavors move in new directions
Restaurants and food-makers are introducing unusual limited-time items for the holidays, including Pringles chips in a White Chocolate Peppermint flavor and Jones Soda in Candy Cane, Gingerbread, Sugar Plum and Pear Tree varieties. A Gingerbread Cookie Sundae is available at…
Congrats to CFIC member Kroger!
Kroger wins American Cancer Society philanthropy award The American Cancer Society gave its 2012 Excellence in Philanthropy Award to Kroger, recognizing the retailer's support of Making Strides Against Breast Cancer and Relay for Life events. Kroger is one of 19…
Santa to Bring High-Tech Gadgets, Familiar Favorites to Children This Holiday Season
WASHINGTON, November 20, 2012 – Children’s wish lists this holiday season are full of the latest gadgets such as Apple iPads and the Nintendo Wii U, but there’s still demand for some classic gifts like LEGOs, dolls and toy cars…
Crowd control tips for Black Friday
The unofficial start to the holiday shopping season—Black Friday weekend—is right around the corner. Retailers are planning now to deal with the oncoming consumer-oriented buying frenzy, by working on the details of staffing, stocking, security, crowd management, and safety. The…
3 Tips to Understanding Consumer Purchasing Decisions
Whether it's the holidays or the middle of June, customers are left in a position that will make or break a sale for you - and it ultimately means them making a decision to buy something or not. This type…
Nonprofit offers toolkit for supermarket dietitians
Oldways, a nonprofit focused on nutrition and food education, has launched the Oldways Nutrition Exchange, a resource for dietitians working at supermarkets. "Supermarket dietitians have a major impact on the eating habits of America," Oldways President Sara Baer-Sinnott said. "ONE…
Email Receipts Getting Traction At Major Retailers
USA Today writes that "as smartphones proliferate, more stores and banks are offering to e-mail shoppers their receipts rather than giving them a printed copy. These electronic or digital receipts, touted as green for saving paper and convenient for saving…
Piggly Wiggly opens new store in West Kinston, NC
[meteor_slideshow slideshow="new-pw" metadata="fx:'fade', random:1, timeout:3"] This “Pig” has been growing since November and so has the anticipation of its opening. The wait is over. The grand opening celebration for the county’s newest — and largest — supermarket, the Piggly Wiggly…