Supermarkets News and Trends

Stay informed of supermarkets news and trends to know key industry players

Monitoring the latest supermarkets news and trends helps wholesalers who supply to these grocery retailers and customers who deal with them day to day. As a wholesaler, you'll want to know which companies the key players identify as partners or competitors. You'll also need to learn the corporate culture at these supermarkets so you can know how to deal with them.

News agencies have found that American business owners and consumers enjoy reading about their local grocers. That is one reason why there is no shortage of news stories about supermarkets. Whether your intention is to track a grocer's profits over time or to identify sales leads at a local market, consider the following sources as you learn more about supermarkets in the United States:

1. Research online journal articles reporting the latest market news about grocery stores in the United States.

2. Find out what newspapers and online news agencies are saying about trends among supermarkets.

3. Access the websites of major supermarkets in the United States to read their own press releases.

 

Find market information on supermarkets in leading market research journals

You may want to do research that compares supermarkets in the United States with those in other countries. Or you may want to know which companies are funding supermarkets, how leading grocers are monitoring consumer demand and how they are re-writing their business plans.
Try: Emerald is a major source of market research on many industries. Search its database for in-depth analyses of supermarkets in particular. Find research on American supermarkets among the thousands of accessible market reports available on Highbeam.

Read anecdotal stories about grocery shopping at the websites of online news agencies

Newspapers and online news agencies are excellent sources for information about supermarkets, particularly those in close proximity. People love to read about food and stories about supermarkets attract almost as much notice as to recipes.
Try: By accessing the B Net Business Network's website, you'll learn how supermarkets respond to product recalls or consumer issues in the news. For leisurely reading about "supermarket culture," check out the anecdotal stories frequently published by Voice of America.

Access the websites of your favorite grocery retailer to learn about upcoming events

You may want to find out how the supermarket you do business with is trying to enhance customers' grocery shopping experience by offering new products and expanding their services.
Try: Shop Rite, Whole Food Markets and Waldbaum's are leading supermarket chains in the United States. Each maintains a website that allows you access to timely press releases reporting on each supermarket's current business activities and the business challenges each face.

 

• The "press room" pages on supermarkets' websites often contain information and leads on potential business opportunities.

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