AMERICAN RETAIL
Retail and Decor news from around the country
Retail and Decor news from around the country
VIDEO: What are the forces that are impacting supermarket expansion today? Lisa Helfman of H-E-B Grocery Company will talk about what’s new at the iconic Texas chain. Chloe Riley of Supermarket News will discuss the trends on her radar and what she’s looking for in 2023. James Cook of JLL will reveal new grocery research and what it says about the state of the industry.
ShopRite of Huntington opened its new store recently to scores of shoppers eager to see the newly designed store and ready to start shopping. Many mentioned how happy they were about the store's arrival.
Although the inflation picture has improved since peaking in June 2022 (with living costs rising at a 9.1% rate for the previous 12-month period), challenges remain. Supply chain shortfalls were a major concern during inflation’s surge that began in early 2021. This represented a shortage of commodities, parts or products that created an imbalance in supply and demand, forcing prices higher.
After a pandemic hiatus, this event hosted by FMI - The Food Industry Association and the North American Meat Institute (NAMI) was back in a major way, as those throughout the farm-to-table chain came together from March 6-8 to talk about industry challenges, changes and opportunities.
The Thompson Family's ShopRite in Deer Park, NY evokes a walk through a European outdoor marketplace. Off The Wall fabricated and installed all 3-dimensional decor that looks like brick and plaster walls with flowerboxes and windows reflecting gorgeous cloud-filled skies.
Although the inflation picture has improved since peaking in June 2022 (with living costs rising at a 9.1% rate for the previous 12-month period), challenges remain. Supply chain shortfalls were a major concern during inflation’s surge that began in early 2021. This represented a shortage of commodities, parts or products that created an imbalance in supply and demand, forcing prices higher.
Sprouts Farmers Market is on a rescue mission when it comes to produce. The specialty retailer announced the introduction of a Rescued Organics program at its California stores, aimed at preventing edible food loss on farms.
Signage and decor shine brightest along the perimeters of the most exciting stores. Perimeter departments are where a store differentiates itself from its competitors with freshness and quality of product, attention to service, and the aesthetic presentation of perishable goods.
Premium commercial food equipment manufacturer Hobart has announced it will give away a custom-designed Legacy+ HL662 pizza dough mixer (valued at $30,000) at the 2023 International Pizza Expo, set for March 28–30 in Las Vegas.
Hobart encourages visitors to stop by booth 1113 to check out the 2023 mixer design and enter for a chance to win. The mixer will be unveiled on the first day of the expo.
Adventure is back on the menu as people travel to new places and embrace unfamiliar cuisines. According to experts, food and drink shoppers will continue their love affair with international flavors and unexpected blends in 2023. At the same time, a subset of consumers is still drawn to the comfort of classic, nostalgic, mood-boosting tastes as well as flavors strongly linked to health and wellness. Here, we take a look at the numerous flavor trends commanding food and drink shelves in 2023.
Off The Wall works on complex projects with various clients, efficiently juggling globalization, new materials, and technological advances.Nowhere is this more evident than in the large-scale orders for retail millwork the company has been filling for many years.
Rising U.S. consumer prices moderated again last month, bolstering hopes that inflation’s grip on the economy will continue to ease this year and possibly require less drastic action by the Federal Reserve to control it.
Powered by Grabango, the checkout-free store in Brentwood allows shoppers to save time and skip the line by checking out via the Grabango app. The experience is fully contactless; shoppers select the items they want and are billed through the app.
Signage and lighting are only a couple of elements of effective store design. A well-planned and designed store will convey its personality and values to its customers with all of its decor, not only at the entrance, and not only with its signage, but throughout each department of the entire establishment.
It is predicted that long checkout lines costs $37.7 million to the companies since these queues demotivate people from shopping. One way to tackle this down is adopting Checkout-free store systems.
In response to food inflation, consumers have adjusted their shopping habits in two major ways that have given supermarket delis a boost.
The first shift has been consumers buying more prepared foods from grocery stores rather than restaurants.
A pandemic-driven boom in warehousing demand is showing signs of slowing, as companies grow more cautious about leasing in an uncertain economy and look to pare back the big inventory stockpiles that have swamped storage space this year.
There are certain things that customers may always want to do in person and not online. One of these is shopping for prepared foods at a supermarket or deli.