ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 10/21/2018
SuperValu stockholders clear merger with United Natural Foods Inc.
UNFI selling off SuperValu’s retail stores - 10/14/2018
Fresh takes on mature products
Retailers and manufacturers of own brand products such as eggs, coffee and paper towels can inject categores with new life - 10/9/2018
Creating connections through coffee
Searching for coffee, I struck gold with a good price and an unexpected but welcome value in Meijer Gold’s flavorful brand - 9/30/2018
Packaging matters more to shoppers
While consumers increasingly scrutinize grocery products and brands, more are also checking packaging for its environmental impact - 9/10/2018
Dire situation for crops, produce looms after California’s wildfires
Retailers, consumers may need patience as farmers try to recover from the wildfires across the state - 8/28/2018
Changing the world by ‘doing good’
Helping fix the planet, The Kroger Co. is the only food and drugstore firm to make the top 10 on Fortune’s 2018 Change the World list. But grocers and other retailers don’t have to have Kroger-sized resources to make a difference - 8/15/2018
Target expands, overhauls own brands to distinguish merchandise
Set to cancel the Hanesbrands line, Target is adding more of its own apparel brands, which will likely invigorate profits - 8/1/2018
Spotlight on organic store brands
Hartman Group trends snapshot shows retailers are answering the call for private brand organic products - 7/22/2018
Century Snacks names former Mondelez executive as CEO
Valerie Oswalt has more than 20 years of experience in consumer packaged goods - 7/18/2018
How retailers are promoting gluten-free products
Store brands can offer tasty and affordably priced items with a flair of their own