May 91 minTops Market Ready For 'Transformational Turnaround' From the Buffalo News: Four years after emerging from bankruptcy, Tops Markets is staging a comeback. Tops is spending $120 million over...
Apr 72 minThese new supermarkets expected to come soon to ConnecticutJoseph Tucci, Luther Turmelle, Pam McLoughlin, Verónica Del Valle April 7, 2022 Several supermarkets and grocery stores have recently...
Feb 201 minFood Supply Future is Hydroponic Greenhouse AgricultureBurt Flickinger discussed how floods, hurricanes, tornadoes & blizzards are impairing crop & livestock production, and together with...
Feb 111 minFlickinger: Food Prices are High & Going HigherBurt Flickinger spoke with Alexis Chritoforous of Yahoo Finance about high prices going even higher and why there may not be any potato...
Jan 131 minManufacturers Bear 'Blame & Shame' for Shortages, PricesManufacturers, not retailers, bear the blame & shame of out-of-stocks of unprecedented proportions, as featured on Burt Flickinger's...
Dec 24, 20211 minShoppers Caught in "Crime & Covid" Crossfire at RetailTo quote the late, great Stevie Ray Vaughan, shoppers are "Caught in the Crossfire" between crime and omicron, which, as Burt Flickinger...
Sep 9, 20211 minAmazon Intros "Cashier-less Shopping" at Whole FoodsWith Amazon's introduction of cashier-less shopping at Whole Foods accelerating the Retail Ice Age for competitors failing to invest...
Sep 2, 20211 minUnionized Retailers Hold Edge Amid Product ShortagesAmid the worst product shortages in US history, unionized chains hold a distinct advantage, which Burt Flickinger discussed with Dagen...
Apr 6, 20211 minBest & Worst of Times in Post-Pandemic RetailIt's positively Dickensian ("Best & Worst of Times") in retail, as Burt Flickinger shared with John Tucker on Bloomberg Radio with...
Mar 5, 20211 minRetail Promotions Will Advance as Pandemic RetreatsCNN Business: Last year, people were stockpiling food and essentials at stores and ordering a lot more groceries online. That was great...
Nov 25, 20201 minSmart Retailers Shift to Ease Supply-Chain StrainThe Los Angeles Times: “There’s a tremendous shift by the smart, strategic retailers in source of supply, drawing from excess inventory...
Nov 23, 20201 minAldi & Others Show Covid-19 Supply-Chain StrengthBurt Flickinger teamed up with Cat Reid, noted broadcast journalist today on NBC's 41 Action News TV & broadcast news, highlighting the...
Nov 20, 20201 minExpert Shopping Tips for Thanksgiving Dinner SavingsConsumer Reports: Makers of packaged and frozen foods are giving retailers bigger promotional allowances—that is, payments for displays...
Aug 28, 20201 minKroger Takes a Bite Out of Prepared FoodsCincinnati Business Courier: Walk into the deli section of a Kroger store and you’d be excused if you thought you stumbled into a...
Aug 5, 20201 minFormer Fairway Owner Accused of Stealing CustomersThe New York Post: "The supermarket chain that bought Fairway Market out of bankruptcy in March says the former owners of the Big Apple...
Aug 5, 20201 minTrader Joe's Offbeat Image Takes Some HeatLos Angeles Times : "Trader Joe’s smaller size, more limited selection of items (usually about 2,000 to 3,000, compared to the average...
Jun 30, 20201 minWegmans Ends Pub Restaurant OperationsWXXI News: Wegmans is ending its Pub operations at stores throughout its footprint ... Burt Flickinger, a longtime supermarket analyst,...
Jun 16, 20202 minHow to Save Time and Money Food ShoppingConsumer Reports: Shopping for groceries has been fraught enough of late–and that was before food prices spiked. Now consumers need to...
Jun 5, 20201 minFood Lion must move fast to put its stamp on Bi-Lo Grocery Dive: Food Lion has been on the rise in recent years as its investments in store remodels and other improvements have helped...
Apr 24, 20201 minThe Retail Ice Age vs. Independent Grocer RenaissanceBetween the accelerating Retail Ice Age, Amazon's emerging failures and the new Food Retail Renaissance, what will retail look like on...