The 2012 Independent Grocers Financial Survey, from the National Grocers Association (NGA), is out, and it says that “independent grocers express a great level of concern over the financial impact of the changes to healthcare insurance mandated by the Patient…
The national weather service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a winter storm warning for heavy snow, which is in effect from midnight tonight to 6 am EDT Wednesday. The winter storm watch is no longer in effect. Locations: The northern mountains…
Halloween spending is expected to increase 10.7% this year compared to 2011, reaching a record $8 billion, finds IBISWorld. "Halloween spending fully recovered in 2011 when it surpassed its 2008 peak of $6.1 billion," said Olivia Tang, analyst for the…
NGA has received an alert from the Coupon Information Corporation (CIC) about fraudulent coupons currently in circulation. A number of new counterfeit coupons have been identified and can be viewed below. CIC is offering rewards of up to $2,500 for…
Study says mobile searches for restaurants convert to food orders 90 percent of the time. Full story.
Kroger, which has cut energy use 32% since 2000, was recognized by the Alliance to Save Energy with its top award, the Galaxy Star of Energy Efficiency. "This is a real tribute to Kroger's 339,000 associates who bring our energy-saving…
The majority of American "Affluents" (adults who live in households with at least $100,000 in annual household income) are Millennials and Generation Xers, per results from an Ipsos MediaCT study released in September. Specifically, one-third belong to Gen X (31-47),…
On September 28, the Food and Drug Administration announced that due to the complex clearance and implementation process they were unequipped to implement the food facility biennial registration procedure mandated by the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) that was set…