The Lempert Report

Cries from the baby aisle?

Record-low birth rates in 2011 follow the nation’s 8% decline between 2007 and 2010

Targeting $1.7B in unredeemed card value

Coinstar is testing Alula, a kiosk that gives shoppers an easy way to redeem their gift cards for cash.

Brands walk line of treating kids right

Heading into 2013, the food industry could use more ethics in food marketing.

A new age of marketing for food stores?

Could supermarkets recapture trips from other channels if their marketing were more effective?

Beef Steering Food Prices Higher Says Food Institute

The overall Consumer Price Index in November fell 0.5% from October

Use Apple’s model to sell more perishables

Fruits and vegetables may be nutrition kings, but they’re popularity paupers.

Supermarket News 2013 HALL OF FAME

This year it is all about frozen, customer 1st and concrete floors.

Mark Lynas at Oxford Farming Conference

A funny thing happened on the way to Oxford

Young and educated shop in c-stores, often on impulse

Are convenience stores beginning to pick off the cream of the young U.S. adult generation, perhaps at the expense of supermarkets?

Artful upselling at fast-feeders

Upselling that happens at fast-food restaurants drives the purchase of a bigger burger, an extra taco or two, a tempting side dish, a topping or a tastier beverage.