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U.S. retailers should focus on three distinct types of shoppers rather than
traditional demographics to drive growth, according to findings from Henkel.
Shoppers who plan their trips, scanning circulars and clipping coupons, actually
spend more money than those who do not. Grocers, supercenters and other retailers
should also get shoppers to buy more at their existing locations instead of
trying to grow by opening new stores, reported Reuters.
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About
33% of consumers will celebrate St. Patrick's Day by cooking a traditional
meal at home, according to the National Retail Federation's 2010 St. Patrick's
Day study conducted by BIGresearch. Some 30% will attend a party at a restaurant
or bar.
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A growth boom in the Latino grocery-store sector could be poised for a slowdown
in the next decade, according to industry experts, due to the fact that U.S.-born
Latinos are more culturally assimilated and less likely than their immigrant
parents to embrace Latino grocery stores, reported The Denver Post.
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Philadelphia-area
supermarkets are among the hottest real estate properties due to increasing
competition in the region, according to Hessam Nadji, managing director of research
at real estate investment firm Marcus & Millichap, reported
The Philadelphia Inquirer.
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Cafe Valley Bakery plans to build a $40 million plant in Phoenix that
will enable the business to more than triple its production and sales, reported
The Arizona Republic.
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Le Whif breatheable coffee launched Mar. 11 at two stores, Dylan's Candy
Bar in New York City and Cardullo's Gourmet Shoppe in Cambridge, MA, reported
The Chicago Tribune.
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EYL Beverages Inc. introduced DeCOMPRES and Debug herbal beverages.
Both will be available at retail in June.
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About 51% of surveyors in the Atlanta region made reservations online in 2009, an increase from 40% in 2008, according to Zagat's latest Atlanta Restaurants study. The average meal in the city costs $31.35.
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New York City owns the rights to the Tavern on the Green name, a U.S.
district judge ruled, reported Nation's Restaurant News.
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New York City is allowing food vendors to set up three fresh
fruit and vegetable carts in Central Park starting in April as part of its
Green Cart campaign, reported The New York
Post.
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Austin,
TX is well-known for its breakfast tacos, reported The New York Times
on the Web. Arkie's Grill sells sausage-and-egg breakfast tacos and Polvos
serves ham-and-egg tacos.
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Some 97% of consumers use online media when researching products
or services in their local area, according to BIA/Kelsey's User View Wave
VII, a study conducted with ConStat. Among consumers surveyed, 90% use search
engines, 48% use internet Yellow Pages, 24% use vertical sites, and 42% use
comparison shopping sites.
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5 Star Burgers owner Bob Gontram plans to open five restaurants
over the next four years in northern New Mexico. Its beef sandwiches are
made with all natural Angus hamburger from the Harris Ranch Beef Co., reported
New Mexico Business Weekly.
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The
New York Times on the Web takes a look at the increasing number of food
and restaurant-focused blogs in New Jersey. A Food Coma focuses on recipes
and restaurant reviews for area college students on a budget and Off the Broiler
faetures numerous photographs.
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New Store News: Salty Iguana Mexican Restaurant will open its fifth restaurant in Overland Park, KS in May or June, reported Kansas City Business Journal. Full Story (Free Registration Required) ... Candy retailer Sugar Heaven will open an expanded location in Boston later this month, which will feature an old-fashioned ice-cream parlor and outdoor seating. Sugar Heaven has other locations in Dedham's Legacy Place as well as Montreal and two locations in Miami, reported Boston Business Journal. Full Story (Free Registration Required)
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