 Retailers Emulate Wal-Mart's Focus On Necessities From paper towels at Toys R Us to bagged lettuce at Target, several large retailers are taking a page from Wal-Mart— the king of one-stop shopping. Click here to read the entire story from USA Today | | | INDUSTRY RANKING: The Super 50 A quick glance at this year's listing of the nation's top 50 supermarket retailers might give a pedestrian observer the impression that not much has happened in the grocery business in the past 12 months. But industry veterans know far better. Click here to read the entire story from Progressive Grocer | | | In Tough Economy, Store Brands Are In Demand Store brands, once the ugly ducklings of the grocery-store world, have turned into swans. Demand for supermarket-label milk, snacks, paper towels and other generic products has ramped up because of budget-conscious consumers seeking the best deals in a tough economy. Click here to read the entire story from the Orlando Sentinel | | | Marketers Fear Frugality May Just Be Here to Stay P&G, Home Depot Fret That Recession Has Forever Altered Spending Patterns. Click here to read the entire story from Advertising Age | | | | . | | | | INDUSTRY EVENTS | Natural Marketplace 2009 Trade Show and Convention - July 9-11, 2009 in Las Vegas, NV
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