July 4th, a big meat holiday, was even bigger amid pandemic Industry News July 15, 2020 No Comments So far, the 2020 pandemic-affected holidays have seen strong sales performances.Read More
Price saves the non-holiday week with volume flat versus year ago Anne-Marie Roerink July 8, 2020 No Comments The meat department had much improved its in-stock position and assortment continued to recover from May lows. Read More
Father’s Day weekend provided a huge boost to meat sales Anne-Marie Roerink July 1, 2020 No Comments The week ending June 21st was Father’s Day weekend and the results for the meat department as a whole, and beef in particular, were astounding.Read More
Double digits continue for meat sales growth; Dollar/volume gap narrows Anne-Marie Roerink June 25, 2020 No Comments Prices remained elevated, which resulted in high dollar gains of 15.9%.Read More
Meat Department sales continue double-digit growth path into June Anne-Marie Roerink June 18, 2020 No Comments The first week of June marks three full months of Coronavirus-related shopping patterns.Read More
Meat department dollars continue on double-digit growth path Anne-Marie Roerink June 10, 2020 No Comments Despite the supply pressure, dollar sales grew 18.7% the week of May 31 versus year ago and volume grew 2.8%.Read More
Hot dogs continue to track more than 30% ahead of year ago Industry News May 20, 2020 No Comments Deli results mixed; plant-based meats sector shows good results.Read More
Meat department continues to soar, but consumers notice rising prices Anne-Marie Roerink May 19, 2020 No Comments Year-to-date volume sales through May 10 were up 17.6% over the same period in 2019. Read More
Hot dogs continue on winning streak Industry News May 15, 2020 No Comments The limited service/assortment and/or shutting down of deli counters across many stores have had severely negative impact on sales of deli products.Read More
The meat department had its highest dollar and pound gains since March 22 Anne-Marie Roerink May 12, 2020 No Comments For the week ending May 3, meat department dollar sales were up 51.3% and volume increased 37.2%.Read More