Private Label: an Increasingly Effective Retail Lever

Private label represents roughly 19% of the market. It offers brands and retailers an opportunity to deliver on price, taste, and quality.

Dollar Stores Have Reached An Inflection Point

The performance of dollar store stocks suggested investors believed Walmart’s best days were behind it. They were wrong.

What Can Supermarkets Learn from the Success of ‘Extreme Value’ Retailers?

Continued economic pressure has led to growing sales at “extreme value” retailers like Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings—including in food, according to President and CEO John Swygert on a call with investors. Ollie’s strong performance in …

FI Fast Break audio news: June 21, 2023

The latest Food Institute news podcast touches on a potential breakthrough in diabetes care and insulin medication.

Dollar Stores Are Becoming Problem for Grocers

Shoppers flock to dollar stores, attracted by their low prices and convenience, but opponents say they harm a community more than help by taking sales from traditional grocery stores. In some cases, they can lead …

Discount Stores Continue to Dominate Amid Inflation

Dollar General has increased its sales forecast as Americans have increasingly turned to discount chains amid inflation.

Inflation Is Surging and Dollar Store Sales are Too

With inflation running at its highest level in four decades, consumers are pinching their pennies and looking to dollar stores to stretch tightening budgets. With inflation currently running at 7.5%, consumers are getting nervous about …

Fresh Food, Health Care Likely to Spur More Dollar Store Growth

Of the approximately 7,300 U.S. stores opened, or planned to open in 2020 and 2021, 43% are dollar stores, according to Coresight Research. Dollar General opened 1,000 new stores in 2020 and has 1,050 more …

Earnings Update: Sales Rising for Retailers Publix, Dollar Tree, and Grocery Outlet

Several retailers have released results for their final quarters of 2020, as well as their fiscal years. Among the noteworthy takeaways were the following: Publix says the pandemic increased fiscal 2020 sales by 12.1% Dollar …

Retailers Rethink Strategy

Several retailers have been working on re-strategizing their operations recently. Dollar General is looking to attract more high-income shoppers, reported The Wall Street Journal (Oct. 8). The company is planning to open a new brand …