Raleigh, NC - April 24, 2014 – The North Carolina Retail Merchants Association (NCRMA) in conjunction with the National Retail Federation (NRF) is announcing a new initiative to broaden and enhance perceptions of the retail industry in North Carolina. The…
A U.S. appeals court has upheld the country-of-origin labeling regulations that require retailers to list where and when animals were born, raised and slaughtered. The regulations also ban the mixing of muscle cuts from other countries in retail packages. The…
Consumers are choosing healthier snacks as almost 50% of the food and beverages consumed are treated as snacks and 80% of those snacks are consumed at home, according to a report by The Hartman Group. Since snacking has become so…
Emotional appeal and a sense of exclusivity are among the factors that give marketing the boost it needs to generate word-of-mouth, Dave Clarke writes. Marketers can also use giveaways, such as branded T-shirts, and triggers embedded in ads, such as…
Food prices across the board are on track to rise faster this year, and conditions such as California's drought could send inflation even higher, the Agriculture Department said Tuesday. For restaurant owners like Jamie McDonald, who used $70,000 in competitive…