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With more than 20 years of experience in the North American supermarket industry, Mike Mauti has learned “Retail 101” firsthand.

The stores have good access to real-time data. They have an ability to get nearly minute-by-minute sales updates out of their systems.

There are a lot of sophisticated ways to try and estimate what an additional SKU will give you in sales based on competing items and gaps in the marketplace.

The first thing to look at is why tonnage is important. And it’s easy to forget about tonnage and think only about sales.

There are several different objectives that retailers are looking to satisfy through advertising.

I was positioning the little American flag on my desk when Russ T. Blade peeked from behind Old Glory.

USDA imposes sanctions on Triple Fresh Produce LLC, Bain Distributors Inc, and Ultra Fresh. Sunrise Produce Inc, The Good Acre, and Tucker Farm & Sons LLC are new to the Market. Corona Family Farms Inc is endorsed.

Seed company Enza Zaden’s mini sweet pepper, Tribelli, grown and marketed by Pure Hothouse Foods Inc.’s Pure Flavor brand as Aurora Bites, received the International Taste Institute’s Superior Taste Award.

Fresh International Inc., has been sanctioned by the USDA. Amzart Inc., Biviano, GEO Foods LLC, and Good Source Solutions Inc., are new companies to the Market. Pexco Produce Sales has been Endorsed.

Tasteful Selections selected “adventure in a small bite” as the next theme of its Small-Bite campaign for the Arvin, Calif.-based company’s bite-sized potatoes.