Consumer Insights

FMI’s Power of Foodservice at Retail report sees huge opportunities for grocery chains to grow their foodservice business but just over a third of consumers still view retailers as foodservice options.

Sol Cuisine, private brand supplier of plant-based foods, commissioned a survey that found having a vegan or vegetarian option impacts a consumer’s decision to visit a foodservice location.

Including insights from a newly fielded 2021 shopper study and proprietary methodologies, Alter Agents debuted its Shopper Influence Research program for retailers with store brands and national brands to learn more on why shoppers bought their products.

Apparel is estimated to be a top seller as children brace for a return to in-person school; Walmart and JCPenney have rolled out new private brand clothing for the back-to-school season.

Sean Murphy joins the shopper intelligence firm from Vericast, the owner of Valassis, and notably swam in the 1988 Seoul Olympics.

Survey finds more than three-quarters of respondents believe the pandemic has them paying more attention to their health.

The report looks at store brand coffee, tea, alcoholic beverages and more and what two distinct groups of shoppers — adventure seekers and practical traditionalists — look for in a private label beverage.

Retailer told Store Brands a Taste of Inspiration Breaded and Battered Cod, Haddock and Flounder are en route for the fall.