2015 PG Editorial Calendar (PDF)

2015 INTEGRATED MARKETING PLANNER

2015 ADVERTISING PLANNER
JAN

Space Close: 12/8/14
Material Close: 12/15/14

Cover Story

Executive Outlook: Ones to
Watch 2015

Store of the Month
Top Strategies around
Features Pricing, Promotion,
Placement, Product
Cat Man: Beer & Wine
Soup: Ultimate Winter

Grocery/Center Store Comfort Food

Refrigerated & Frozen
Reviving the Dairy Case
Foods
Trends and Opportunities in

Fresh Foods Prepared Foods

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Produce Calendar

FEB

Space Close: 1/12/15
Material Close: 1/19/15

Focus on a Best-in-Class
Wholesaler

PROGRESSIVE GROCER
INDEPENDENT:
Retailer of the Year

Retail Foodservice

Supplementing Healthy
Diets with Vitamins and
Nonfoods Nutritional Products
Electronic Cigarettes are
Smokin’

Progressive Grocer’s
Digital Edition Features

82nd Annual Report of the
Grocery Industry

PROGRESSIVE GROCER
INDEPENDENT
Optimal Category
Management: Center Store

Snacks: The New Meals

Condiments: Hot Sauce
Fever: Sriracha and More

Frozen Food Handbook

What’s New in Refrigerated
Dressings and Dips
Ethnic Cuisine

Cakes and Pies Delights

PG Exclusive Research:
Retail
Meat Review

PG Exclusive Research:
Retail Seafood Review

Packaging to Keep Prepared
Foods Fresh

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Calendar

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Calendar

Retail Dietitian Perspective

Kiosk Innovations

Seafood Cases and Food
Safety

Shopping Carts of the
Future

Reinventing Shopper Loyalty
Programs

POS Systems

Lessons in Supply Chain:

Store of the Month
“Free-From” Special Report

APR

Space Close: 3/13/15
Material Close: 3/20/15

New Directions for RTE
Cereal
Non-Carbonated Beverages

Technology PG Tech Editorial
Supply Chain and
What are Grocers Doing
Operations Wrong?

Evolving Retail Landscape

Front End Report

Health & Wellness Retail Dietitian Perspective
Retail Innovation,
Equipment: Showplace +
Equipment, and Design Effiiciency

MAR

Space Close: 2/11/15
Material Close: 2/18/15

PG Tech Editorial
The Role of Digital in Supply
Chain

Progressive Palletization

Shaving

Home Health Care

Cosmetics, Bath and
Fragrance

Sports Medicine and First Aid
Products

PG Pet

Consumer Electronics

Lessons in Supply Chain:
What are Grocers Doing
Right?
Increasing Opportunities of
Diabetes Care
Emergency Stock-ups:
Batteries and Flashlights

Store of the Month • Photo Galleries • Trend Alerts • Industry Viewpoints • And much more!
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The Annual Meat Conference
FMI Mid-Winter

Events (Editorial Winter Fancy Food Show
Coverage & Bonus Show
The NGA Show
Distribution)
NRF

GMA FMI Supply Chain
Conference
AFFI
Natural Products Expo West
International Home +
Housewares Show
Coffee Fest New York

NACDS Annual
Boston Seafood Show

CPMA Convention +
Tradeshow
SIAL Canada
Western Association of
Food Chains

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MAY

Space Close: 4/13/15
Material Close: 4/20/15

Cover Story

Special Supplement: The
Super 50: Annual Ranking of
Top Retailers 
 he Future of Fresh
T
Prepared
Store of the Month

Features Spring Show Previews

(United Fresh, IDDBA,
FMI Connect)

JUN

Space Close: 5/12/15
Material Close: 5/19/15

Top Women
in Grocery

Store of the Month
Store of the Month
Protein Report

Sustainability Scorecard:
How Companies are Tracking
Against Goals

PG’s Annual Store
Design Contest

PROGRESSIVE GROCER
INDEPENDENT
PG Exclusive Research:
Retail Pharmacy Review
Tailgating and Fall Holiday
Parties

Back-to-school
Merchandising Tips

Optimum Holiday
Candy and Snack
Merchandising

National Ice Cream Month

Convenient Boost from
Frozen Vegetables

Yogurt: Greek and Beyond

PG Exclusive Research:

PG Exclusive Research:
Deli Operations Review

Optimal Category Management:
Fresh Foods
Meat & Seafood

Cracking the Egg Wars

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Calendar

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Calendar

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Calendar

Summer Alcohol

Top Candy Trends

Refrigerated & Frozen
National Dairy Month
Foods
Fresh Foods Retail Bakery Review
Produce Calendar

The Future of Fiber
Coffee/ Tea

Health & Wellness Retail Dietitian Perspective
Retail Innovation,
Ceiling and Floor Trends
Equipment, and Design

Retail Dietitian Perspective

Efficient HVAC

In-Store Consumer

Supply Chain and
Operations The Future of Fleet
Management

Energy Boosting Products
PG Pet

Store Design Services

Efficient Lighting Trends

PG Tech Editorial
Mobile Apps Consumers
Can’t Live Without

PG Tech Editorial

Technology Consumer Insights
Strategies for Ending Out
of-Stocks

Lessons in Supply Chain:
Shoring Up Weak Links

Logistics: Beyond the Truck
Terminal

Top Needs in Medical Devices

Vitamin and Sports Nutrition
Products

Health and Wellness

Blood Pressure and Glucose
Products Review
Housewares Trends

Progressive Grocer’s
Digital Edition Features

68th Annual Consumer
Expenditure Study

AUG

Space Close: 7/14/15
Material Close: 7/21/15

Breakfast Handbook

Grocery/Center Store Beverage Report

Nonfoods

JUL

Space Close: 6/12/15
Material Close: 6/19/15

Cosmetics
Greeting Cards

Prescription to OTC
PG Pet

Store of the Month • Photo Galleries • Trend Alerts • Industry Viewpoints • And much more!
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FMI Connect and United
Fresh
GMDC-HBW Marketing
Conference
NRA
Events (Editorial NCA Sweets & Snacks Expo
Coverage & Bonus Show World Tea Expo
Distribution) PLMA World
PG Retail Dietitians
Symposium
IDDBA
Green Retail Decisions
Innovation Summit

Multicultural Retail
360 Summit

Summer Fancy Food Show®

PMA Foodservice
American Cheese Society

GMA Leadership
Conference
Expo Comida Latina
FMI Sustainability
NACDS Total Store

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SEP

Space Close: 8/13/15
Material Close: 8/20/15

Cover Story

Editors’
Picks

OCT

Space Close: 9/14/15
Material Close: 9/21/15

Retailer of
the Year

NOV

DEC

Space Close: 10/12/15
Material Close: 10/19/15

Category Captains:
The Best
of What’s
Reshaping
the Industry

Space Close: 11/9/15
Material Close: 11/16/15

2016 Retail Forecast

5

PROGRESSIVE GROCER
INDEPENDENT
Store of the Month

Features Animal Matters in
Grocery Retail

PROGRESSIVE GROCER
INDEPENDENT

Store of the Month

Category Management:
Frozen

Private Label Coverage

Cause Marketing

Store of the Month
Category Management
Handbook

DEC
Space Close: 11/9/15

The 2016
Supplier
Directory
A Dynamic, AllInclusive Reference
Source of Top
Suppliers Selling
to the Grocery
Industry

2015 Suppliers Guide
Food Safety Initiatives
Update

Bread and Commercial

Grocery/Center Store Bakery Trends

Refrigerated & Frozen
NFRA Showcase
Foods
Natural, Grass-Fed,
Hormone-Free: What Do
Fresh Foods Shoppers Understand?
Deli, Bakery Fall Holiday
Merchandising
See Separate Editorial

Produce Calendar

Re-thinking the
Lunchbox
Healthy Snacks

Meat Protein: Pricing
and Positioning
Strategies

PG Exclusive Research:
Retail Produce Review

Fresh Baked at Home:
Breads and Rolls

Will Fresh Be Grocery’s
Darling Forever?

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Calendar

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Calendar

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Calendar

Retail Dietitian

Signs for All Times

PG Tech Editorial
Lessons in Supply
Chain:
Economics Shaping the
Future

Analgesics and Hot and
Cold Therapy
Read This: Magazines,
Periodicals and Books

Progressive Grocer’s
Digital Edition Features

Mobile Merchandisers
and Holiday Display
Equipment

Leveraging Mobile
Apps

PG Tech Editorial
Automated Systems

Pain Relief and
Arthritis Care
Teens’ and Kids’
Nonfoods Personal Care Products

Lighting a Fire Under
Frozen

Retail Dietitian
Perspective

Technology Shopper Insights

Supply Chain and Warehouse Management
Operations Systems

New Year, New Store:
How to Boost Center
Store

Effective CrossMerchandising
Opportunities with
Perimeter and Center
Store

Health & Wellness Perspective

Retail Innovation, Shelving that Speaks to
Equipment, and Design Shoppers

Meal Solutions for Busy
Consumers

What Can Grocers
Learn from Other
Channels?

Contraceptives/Family
Planning and
Sexual Wellness
PG Pet

Workforce
Management Systems

Moisturizers
Anti-Aging Products
Household Cleaning
Products

Store of the Month • Photo Galleries • Trend Alerts • Industry Viewpoints • And much more!
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Natural Products Expo
East

Events (Editorial
Coverage & Bonus Show GMDC-GM
Distribution) Store Brands

Collaboration Summit

The NACS Show®
PMA Fresh Summit
NFRA Convention
ANUGA

PG’s Top Women in
Grocery
PLMA Trade Show

NRF Annual Expo

• An In-Print,
Online,
and Mobile
Promotional
Program
• Year-Round
Coverage: One
Advertisement
Provides
Exposure
Throughout the
Year
• Advertisers
Receive Greatly
Expanded
Listings
• Combination
Packages
Available: Print,
Digital, and
Mobile
• Standard
Magazine Size
for ReadyReference
• Product
Categories
Available:
Food, Nonfood,
Health & Beauty
Care, Logistics,
Technology,
In-Store
Merchandising,
and Store Design