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The Landis Family and the grocer’s board of directors named Scott Landis chairman of the board, transitioning leadership of the family-owned independent to the third generation of family members.

“Our company has been actively working towards this goal for the past several years,” said Dave Landis, retiring chairman of Landis Supermarket. “The third generation has worked hard, learning the business, defining their current roles and is unified in support of each other. As the new…

Cross-posted from my blog on kudrinkos.com

Well, not really, but with QR Codes we can do really cool things with our smart phones. I'm not a huge techie but I'm intrigued by the use of QR Codes and their application to the retail world. QR Codes are a 2 dimensional bar code that are able to store an immense amount of information. You can link them to web sites, phone numbers, virtual business cards (v-cards), or attach text to…

IGA has named Bozzuto’s Inc. the IGA 2012 USA Licensed Distribution Center (LDC) of the Year. The Cheshire, Conn.-based company will receive the IGA President’s Cup at the 2012IGA Global Rally Awards of Excellence Banquet at The Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas, on Mon., Feb. 13.

The award goes annually to the IGA USA LDC of the Year, in honor of the winning company’s support of IGA’s retailers and brand. This is the seventh time the wholesaler has received the President’s Cup since the…

Like many of you, I'm looking ahead at 2012 and thinking of ways that I can improve the type of business owner/manager that I am. Anyone who is familiar with my office will know how much I struggle with the mounds and mounds of paper that go across my desk.

Like many single store independents I have chosen to act as my own book keeper. I contract out all of the journal posting, reconciliations and creation of financial statements, however, before anything goes to my accountant's…

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When considering all the elements that go into developing a successful grocery business, often overlooked are considerations of how we develop our parking lots. Besides their obvious function of accommodating the parking needs of our businesses, should these barren expanses of asphalt say something more about our businesses? And if so, how much should we invest in making them “better”?…

If there's one thing that independent grocers excel at, it's relationships. Because we spend so much time in our stores, talking to customers, learning about their wants and needs, we are in a great position to influence customers' perceptions of their grocery shopping experiences.

From my perspective, there's two ways to build your business in the grocery industry. One is to develop a highly robust and efficient supply chain that allows you to leverage that efficiency in such a way…

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If you paid a consultant  $1,000 to grow your top line Deli sales double digits , and it worked ; would it be worth your investment?

 if I give you the information for free, and show you Proven results? would it be worth your time?  

 My job is researching shoppers, and sharing success stories about deli sales. I especially feel great when another retailer hits new sales heights in a bad economy, and I get to share the success.

So why should you care about…

My first impression when I entered Pan-Oston's Utopia Across America Mobile Innovation Center in the parking lot of Ronetco ShopRite in Byram Township, N.J., was that it had a lot more inside than I originally thought.

Indeed, those retailers who cannot make it to any retail technology trade events…

The Feature Ad...the backbone of out-of-store communication (even if that upstart of web communication is making inroads, it still doesn't have the impact of a feature ad).  An incredibly powerful tool in driving consumers to your store and driving volume on key items...

As a recovering retailer I've seen the power of tabs with door busters on the front and back, so I know that ads can have a tremendous impact.  Oh, the case cuts I've built!

I've been out of the business for a…

I had the opportunity to meet with old friends from across the food and beverage continuum at a Shopper insight conference last week, we chatted about the economy, Shopper and retailer planning and that we have all been here before when it comes to tough times and price increases.

 The US corn mandate to ethanol has driven input cost up and price to retailers and shoppers will rise soon. Everything from beer to poultry prices will rise, and firing your suppliers for price increases…