Progressive Grocer

Right in the centre of the trendy Greater Kailash Part-I (GK-I) market of Delhi stands the iconic Morning Stores, one of the most well-known progressive grocers of the national capital. The 4,000 sq ft store spans two floors of...

When Needs Supermarket opened in Gurgaon, it had the first-mover advantage. Even when more stores opened, giving rise to increasing competition and heightened consumer expectations, Needs continued to retain its popularity. Proprietor Ajay Dhar reveals the reasons. What makes Needs...

Super Foods will launch its products for the first time in the country at the upcoming FGFI 2014 to be held in Mumbai on Jan 23 and 24 at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Goregoan with its range of cereals, coffee...

Long recognized as a leading manufacturer and retailer of handmade eggless biscuits, and having built its reputation for taste and quality since the 1920s, the family-run Frontier Biscuits is now leveraging on its brand value to become a national...

The two-day Food and Grocery Forum India 2012 (FGFI’ 12), organised by Images Group, is all set to begin in Mumbai on March 27 at the Bombay Exhibition Centre, Goregaon. Running in its fifth year, the forum will witness the participation of...

As a nation, Americans are literally bursting at the seams. Obesity is a national health threat and, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an increasing challenge to public health in the last decade. The Atlanta-based...

Those of you who walked the FMI expo floor in Las Vegas this past May likely came across one of the many suppliers that presented their offerings using an iPad. I myself viewed at least a half-dozen presentations on...

Reflecting on the supermarket business today, you may think of the oft-quoted line from Dickens’ “A Tale of Two Cities”: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” In response to the current economic climate,...

With more American consumers turning to supermarkets for convenient meals and “fresh values,” the in-store deli, which includes the increasingly important meal solutions segment, is serving as a linchpin in grocers’ efforts to fuel higher sales and secure shopper...

The fourth instalment in a series of research and best practice sharing with SUPERVALU University focuses on organisational survey results from independent grocery retail associates in key areas of merchandising in the U.S., and how they affect associate attitudes...