Research

Successful CEOs make fast decisions, manage relationships well, have a reputation for reliability and adapt quickly, according to a new study.

Operating profits at supermarkets will grow at a rate of about 8% this year, according to a new report from Moody's.

Global Market Development Center has a new slate of directors for 2017.

  A new report from Bain & Company and LinkedIn reveals the reasons why women have a more difficult path to advancement in the workplace.

 Annual survey ranks "Best Place to Work."

With annual per-capital milk consumption declining to 20.8 gallons in 2008 from 24.3 gallons in 1994, soymilk and other plant-based milk alternatives have gained ground, according to new research from Packaged Facts.

The candy market is anticipated to post continued positive growth through 2015, according to Global Industry Analysts Inc.’s report, Candy: A Global Outlook.

Long check-out lines, out-of-stock items and difficulty finding desired items cause two out of three consumers to avoid certain retail stores, according to a survey commissioned by Galleria Retail Technology Solutions.

Stagnito Business Information + Edgell Communications, parent of Retail Leader, is conducting a groundbreaking study on collaboration in category management, in partnership with the Center for Sales Leadership at DePaul University. 

Gas prices nationwide could hit $4 a gallon by May due to higher demand, USA Today said.

The number of convenience stores in the United States totaled 148,000 as of Dec. 31, up 1 percent from the prior year, according to data from Nielsen and the Association for Convenience & Fuel Retailing.

Grocery stores, dollar stores and drug stores are fulfilling more of the needs of convenience store shoppers, with these other stores representing 9.3 percent of c-store traffic in the quarter ended December 2011, up 2 percent from the year-ago period, NPD Group reported.