As craft beer takes the nation by storm -- making kings out of once-small brewers like Boston Beer Co Inc (NYSE:SAM) -- the same trends that are driving sales of the alcoholic...
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September 12 - News
Specialty food retailers have been doing well recently. There has been a lot of demand for organic food, which drives sales in specialty retail stores.
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September 12 - News
United Natural Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ:UNFI) will release its quarterly report on Thursday, and after a good-sized pullback earlier in the year, the stock has climbed to set new...
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September 11 - Earnings Report, News
The Fresh Market Inc (NASDAQ:TFM) is spending the majority of its cash on opening or remodeling its stores.
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September 11 - News
Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:WFM) is working to lessen being perceived as an upscale grocer by offering more deals to compete more effectively with other food retailers.
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September 5 - News
Upscale grocer The Fresh Market Inc (NASDAQ:TFM) came out with earnings this week, and the verdict -- both from myself and Wall Street -- is pretty clear: This a decent company...
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September 3 - News
There was a time when a man couldn't even find a $10 bag of kale chips, let alone a $6 bag -- thank goodness for our modern age.
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September 3 - News
This series, brought to you by Yahoo! Finance, looks at which upgrades and downgrades make sense, and which ones investors should act on.
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August 29 - News
In 2009 David Moore, then president of the Western Growers Associated, testified before Congress about how grocery stores were making it extremely difficult for small farmers ...
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August 28 - News
If you're in the grocery business, you know how difficult the economics can be. You might buy something for $1 and sell it for $1.30, which isn't a terrible margin.
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August 27 - News
Earnings season has almost come to a close, but there are still a few companies left to report.
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August 27 - News
Grocery stores that sell organic food remain popular with investors. Sprouts Farmers Market Inc (NASDAQ:SFM) more than doubled in price on its first trading day, but that means...
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August 22 - News
Consumers have increasingly been gobbling up organic foods, driving U.S. sales from $11 billion in 2004 to $27 billion in 2012.
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August 22 - News
After the 123% gain following the IPO, Sprouts Farmers Market Inc (NASDAQ:SFM) appears to have sprouted too far for new investors.
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August 12 - News
The organic food craze has been great for investors over the years. Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:WFM) is one of the biggest benefactors. The stock has been a four bagger...
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August 7 - News
With the smashing success of the Sprouts Farmers Market IPO, one has to wonder if the Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc (NYSE:NGVC) stock is undervalued.
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August 6 - News
Organic food is “in” now. Consumers are becoming more health conscious and are preferring organic and natural-food products over fast food.
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August 5 - News
World food retail market performance will grow at an estimated CAGR of 5.5% for the period of 2011-2016, a slight decline from 5.7% for the period 2007-2011.
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July 30 - News
You can be forgiven if you've never heard of Fairway Group Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:FWM).
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July 17 - News
What's next for the grocery-store industry? With many of the constituents' stocks recently soaring to unforeseen levels, they appear to still have positive momentum.
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July 15 - News
Shares of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc (NYSE:NGVC) have recently skyrocketed. Like its larger peers Whole Foods Market, Inc.
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July 11 - News
Investors can prime their portfolio for success by building on a collection of core growth stocks.
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July 9 - News
With barely a year gone by since its IPO, awkwardly named Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc (NYSE:NGVC) has experienced impressive stock-price appreciation and displayed...
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July 5 - News
Call me crazy, but I love reading Form 10-Ks, which most publicly traded companies are required by law to file every year with the SEC to provide a comprehensive summary of their...
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June 28 - News
The survey found only one in ten actually did something like contacting an elected representative about global warming or climate change.
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June 27 - News
According to data provider Nielson, the organic and natural food segment now accounts for roughly 13% of the grocery business’ total sales.While organic products were once considered...
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June 27 - News
It seems unlikely that The Fresh Market Inc (NASDAQ:TFM) and Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:WFM) would have an existing major competitor.
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June 25 - News
There are potentially a few ways to profit from trends within the consumer sector. Investing in fitness and healthy living is certainly one of them.
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June 10 - News
When you stack up Kroger stock against a couple of its smaller, faster-growing rivals -- Harris Teeter Supermarkets Inc (NYSE:HTSI) and The Fresh Market Inc (NASDAQ:TFM) , it...
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June 7 - News
But I didn't see protesters.
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June 6 - News
On Monday Wal-Mart announced changes across its sourcing, training, and operations "that will ensure the quality and freshness of the fruits and vegetables that it offers customers...
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June 5 - News
Grocery retailing has long been dominated by traditional grocers such as The Kroger Co (NYSE:KR) and Safeway Inc.
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June 5 - News
As more Americans get more health conscious, the trend toward buying organic, locally-sourced food is increasing. Even as the U.S.
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June 4 - News
Fast growing companies usually develop a following of investors that are willing to pay a premium for the company's future growth.
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June 3 - News
Earnings reports from last month revealed some interesting trends in the retail sector. Superstores such as Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
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June 3 - News
Similar to its larger, more well-known peer, The Fresh Market Inc (NASDAQ:TFM) has traded at lofty valuations, riding the wave of the organic-food boom of the past several years...
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June 3 - News
For many it's the same tale with Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:WFM). Since the company went public in 1992, the stock has returned over 3,000%.
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May 30 - News
The past two days have been the best example of how volatility works for the stock market.
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May 30 - News
The Food Market Institute (FMI) recently issued a 2012 study of the grocery store sector and consumer shopping behaviors. Key findings were that smaller supermarket chains were...
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May 30 - News
LONDON -- Stock index futures at 7 a.m.
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May 29 - News
It's not a perfect world out there for investors, but things may be starting to get better.
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May 28 - News
On Wednesday, The Fresh Market Inc (NASDAQ:TFM) will release its latest quarterly results.
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May 28 - News
Once the domain of hippies and yuppies, organic food have gone mainstream.
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May 20 - News
Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:WFM) has experienced a sweet rise since the market bottom of 2008.
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May 13 - News
Yesterday, Whole Foods Market, Inc.
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May 9 - News
Whole Foods Markets is a leader in the organic food market sector. It continues to offer great value to investors looking to make long-term profits.
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May 7 - News
Full disclosure: I like cooking at home. Vintage cookbooks are like food porn to me.
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May 2 - News
At the end of 2012, The Fresh Market Inc (NASDAQ:TFM) could do no wrong as the stock traded at $62 with a lofty forward PE in the 30s.
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May 2 - News
As a value investor, I love beaten down stocks. I often search for investment opportunities in stocks which are trading around their 52-week lows.
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April 30 - News
