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Your Shoppers Are Making Sustainable Choices. Here’s How to Help Your Perimeter Resonate with Those Changing Preferences.
Your shoppers want to make sustainable choices – and it's driving their purchasing decisions. For example, 91% want to know how, where, when and by whom the food is produced, according to a recent report. Shoppers care so much that they will actually stop buying from a brand for sustainability reasons. What Can Retailers Do? Transition to display cases that use natural refrigerants like CO2 and propane (R-290) – and then use them to merchandise environmentally-conscious products. With sustainable display cases, retailers get the flexibility to merchandise responsibly sourced products – and shoppers get to feel good about their shopping impact. Create a holistic approach to sustainability. Use CO2 refrigeration systems specifically designed to meet the needs of the food retail industry. From a merchandising impact, volumes remain the same, but changing to a natural refrigerant is one more [...]
Even Health-Focused Consumers Are Willing to Buy the Occasional Treat
Your shoppers want treats. While 66% of shoppers care about making healthy choices, about 90% feel that physical and emotional health go hand in hand – according to a recent report. Breaking it down: shoppers are reading product labels, but they also feel it's essential to their wellbeing to indulge in a treat if it's worth the splurge. What Can Retailers Do? Create an emotional connection with disruptive merchandising that makes it effortless for shoppers to switch their crash diet approach with an “I deserve a treat” mindset. With the right merchandising strategy, you can offer your shoppers the healthy options they're looking for and some sprinkled-in treats too. Take a holistic approach. Create destinations that help shoppers save time, inspire meal ideas and help increase your shopper's basket size. Include healthy appetizers and indulgent desserts in grab-n-go cases. [...]
Hillphoenix Supplies CO2 Systems for Puerto Rico’s First-Ever All CO2 Refrigerated Supermarket
Ralph's Supermercado y Mayorista has opened the first-ever CO2 (R744)-based supermarket in Puerto Rico. Built inside a decommissioned K-Mart in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the new Ralph's location opened its doors in December 2024. Bringing [...]
EPA Recognizes Hillphoenix With GreenChill Store Certification Excellence For 13th Consecutive Year
ATLANTA, Oct. 29, 2024 — Hillphoenix, a pioneer in environmentally sustainable refrigeration, has once again earned the GreenChill Store Certification Excellence recognition from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This achievement recognizes the commercial refrigeration [...]
Profits on the Perimeter: 6 Big Trends for Dairy, Deli and Bakery Departments
Appealing to the ever-shifting tastes of younger generations while preserving the purchasing habits of older generations may not be as impossible as it seems. With adaptable display cases and a watchful eye on trends, you [...]
Frozen Foods Trends Report: How to Increase Basket Size with Merchandising Adjustments
The future of frozen foods is bright. The question becomes: How do you best promote and merchandise your frozen food – in and outside of the frozen food aisles – to increase your basket size? [...]