In this issue

Retailer How Kannur’s most famous bakers scripted the company’s retail expansion.

Loyalty Program Ways to develop a powerful platform for meaningful engagement with customers.

Category Watch Opportunities in a growing market for gourmet and international foods.

Getting Started With Demand Forcasting

Sophisticated planning is modest, but growing, in grocery.

6 mins

Consumer Behaviour Is Changing And How!

Trends show a steady and progressive shift in consumers’ aspirations and spending behaviours—in certain categories. For one thing, shopping is becoming more social—involving all family members—and much more frequent, thanks to the rise of online shopping.

1 min

Hitching Business To The Online Wagon

E-retail is giving tough competition to physical stores, gaining ground in revenue and visibility as consumers distance themselves from the traditional supermarket model.

4 mins

Kannur's Most Famous Bakers

The Venus Group is popular for its Sheen Bakery stores in Kannur, Kerala. The family-run business is now managed by the second generation of family entrepreneurs. Veenish Kumar, Managing Partner at Venus Group of Concerns, talks to Progressive Grocer about how the business has evolved over the years and his plans for the future.

4 mins

Give A Wide Berth To Chemically Ripened Mangoes

Mangoes have a rich legacy and are known for their nutritive value. But in today’s environment, they are also a cause of concern. As the mango season breaks in, it challenges the demandsupply mechanism, leaving room for unethical ways to manage demand upswings.

4 mins

How To Loyalize Your Customer Base

Progressive Grocer speaks to retailers with hands-on experience in running and developing loyalty programs to find out about the ways of making them into a powerful platform for meaningful engagement with customers and winning their trust in the brand.

10 mins

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Progressive Grocer Magazine Description:

PROGRESSIVE GROCER has been the voice of the food retail industry for over 80 years in the USA. Serving a wide audience in the Indian market, Progressive Grocer India's readers are top management at headquarters and top decision makers at store level. By anticipating, reporting and interpreting important data and trends, PROGRESSIVE GROCER fulfils its mission of identifying and highlighting insights and opportunity for leading grocery retailers, thereby accelerating brands and sales success for leading manufacturers