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		<title>WSJ notes the return of info shoppers or pre-shoppers</title>
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			<title>Bill Gerba says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hi Peter,
The typical markup on a name-brand item in your local supermarket is tiny, probably in the neighborhood of 2-3%. Where you see innovation -- and added value -- is in the additional services they provide (e.g. full-service deli, on-premise sushi chef, etc.) and, increasingly, in the private-label goods they put on the market. While private-label once meant low-cost, white box products of questionable quality, today's PL stuff is as good as name-brand, and typically offers better value for the customer and higher margins for the grocer.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Bill Gerba</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 20:42:28 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Peter Williams says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Interesting.
When, if ever, do you expect the supermarkets and other stores fight back with better advice, better selections of goods, better value etc?
Or am I being unrealistic. Are there types of stores that are incapable of providing a service worth their mark-up on the goods they sell?]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Peter Williams</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 10:20:51 +0000</pubDate>
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