Pet Supermarket opened its 96th store in Cary, NC.

A study in the British Dental Journal says tooth erosion was signifcantly higher in kids who drink carbonated soft drinks than those who do not.

The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority has ordered Coors to stop making health claims in its Carling lager promotions.

Shoppers at some Piggly-Wiggly stores in South Carolina and Georgia may now pay for their groceries by having their finger scanned by technology developed by Pay By Touch out of…

Gucci has chosen not to go for another big name to replace design superstar Tom Ford, giving the job to former assistants at Gucci and Yves St. Laurent.

Concern over the job market and the economy showed in lower numbers in the latest University of Michigan study on consumer sentiment.

Target’s stock price rose $2.97 a share on news of a possible sale of its Marshall Field’s and Mervyn’s department stores despite the market tumbling on fears of more terrorist…

Even though the current environment is challenging, there are many advantages supermarkets with a frequent shopper card program have to win back shopper grocery dollars and once again increase same-store…

A self-proclaimed Krispy Kreme lover, Nathan Painter thinks it’s odd the doughnut maker is planning to come out with a low-sugar doughnut by the end of the year. The company…

The maker of M&M’s, the most popular candy in the U.S., is changing the colors of its shells to make them brighter. The candy will also come in redesigned packaging.

Purity Dairies of Nashville, Tenn. is launching Little Debbie Oatmeal Creme Pie with chunks of the popular snack in cinnamon flavored ice cream.

A billed was approved in the House of Representatives by a margin of 276 to 139 that would prevent obese consumers from suing fast food operators.

Tom Thumb Food Markets of Minnesota becomes the latest regional convenience store operator to seek relief from creditors.

Consumer nervousness over privacy issues is the cause for the German retailers turnaround in its plan to introduce RFID tags into its loyalty card program.

Piggly Wiggly Carolina Co., in partnership with Pay By Touch, will allow customers in South Carolina and Georgia the option of paying for purchases using a biometric fingerprint scan that’s…

Environmentalists are concerned about the growing mountain of old computers that are filling up landfills.

Sears has reduced its payroll count by almost 8,000 people since the retailer decided to focus solely on its retail business. Chicago Sun-Times’ reporter Sandra Guy says there are still…

Markets are advised to use “attitudinal-based pitches”, appealing to the senses and emotions, rather than trying to inspire price-based decisions.

Autogas Corp. is debuting Quantum 360 which provides loyal customers an incentive to return and to increase business inside the store. It’s a patented customer loyalty program that rewards customers…

An employee in a McDonald’s restaurant in Israel has been fired for speaking Arabic. The company requires employees to speak Hebrew to customers.

Bricksteam has released its new Brickstream Dashboard product geared toward better monitoring and management of customer service relationships.

Microsoft, America Online, Earthlink and Yahoo! have filed lawsuits against alleged spammers in federal courts for violating recently enacted anti-spamming legislation.

Microsoft , America Online, Earthlink and Yahoo! have filed lawsuits against alleged spammers in federal courts for violating recently enacted anti-spamming legislation.

Funding from Coca-Cola will help thousands of people belonging to Network of African People Living With Aids (NAP+) in countries throughout Africa.

The automotive and department store sectors are being given credit for the 0.6 percent increase in retail sales in February.

A woman was arrested by Covington, Ga. police after asking for change on a $1 million counterfeit bill she gave to a cashier at Wal-Mart.