CALGARY, Alberta -- Canada Safeway this month is installing in-store soda dispensers that allow customers to bottle their own soda.The machines are being installed in six of Safeway's 250 stores in Canada, and are the...
GARDEN CITY, N.Y. -- You may not be able to judge a book by its cover, but at Melmarkets Foodtown, you can judge a store by its beverage department."A well-stocked and well-presented beverage department is terribly...
Some of the leading salad dressing manufacturers are offering a slew of new light, reduced-calorie, low-fat and fat-free salad dressings this summer, trying to capitalize on the growing popularity of the subcategory...
SAN RAFAEL, Calif. -- Petrini Markets' decision to discontinue the sale of cigarettes has been applauded on Capitol Hill.When Senator Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., discovered the chain, based here, had removed cigarettes...
WAYNE, N.J. -- Grand Union Co. here is installing single-serve freezers in the deli and salad bar areas of many of its stores in an effort to stimulate incremental ice cream sales.The chain began installing the units...
"Light" dressings are quickly becoming heavyweights in the shelf-stable bottled salad dressing category.Spurred by trends toward healthier eating in general, the rise of packaged salads and news reports stressing the...
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Liquid baby formula has mysteriously become a hot commodity in these parts.According to reports, groups of men have been entering supermarkets throughout upstate New York late at night and buying all...
SAN ANTONIO -- Putting Efficient Consumer Response into practice is liable to give supermarket operators withdrawal pains as they give up forward buying, said Ron Lunde, a former retailer and now senior vice president...
CINCINNATI -- The Procter & Gamble Co. here has introduced a plastic 9.5-pound refill package for its Cheer, Tide and Tide With Bleach powdered laundry detergents. The bags contain enough detergent for 65 loads and...
SAN ANTONIO -- Because consumers buy many grocery items at outlets other than supermarkets, manufacturers should consider other retailing formats when designing marketing campaigns and in-ad coupons, according to a...