RALEIGH, N.C. -- For the first time in its Raleigh-area stores, Winn-Dixie Stores here put the F-A-T into Father's Day with a promotion designed to drive bakery cake sales.Children were invited to decorate heart...
The color cosmetics field is wide open for supermarkets when it comes to market penetration.According to statistics from ACNielsen, Schaumburg, Ill., for the 52 weeks ended Dec. 28, 1996, supermarkets barely held on...
Supermarket retailers polled informally by SN agreed that consumers have turned to self-medication, thus making over-the-counter drugs more popular.In turn, they said, self-medication is spurred by recurring...
BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. -- Ingles Markets here is introducing CD-ROM movies to about 150 of its stores this month, as well as adding titles to its existing CD-ROM software mix.Six months ago, Ingles added computer...
Retailers and manufacturers are using kiosks to advertise packaged goods in-store and promote them as a component of meal solutions.Major chains -- Kroger Co., H.E. Butt Grocery Co., Safeway, Randalls Food Markets...
Partnerships between manufacturers and entertainment giants -- from sports figures to film companies -- are giving supermarket retailers a license to drive candy sales.Licensed confectionery products boost a retailer...
Retailers who want to offer bulk candy, but don't think they have the space, should reconsider their fixturing options.Most retailers agree that a walkaround display is often a good choice for stores without a lot of...
The boil is back in broth and bouillon sales, as retailers and manufacturers promote both items as fat replacers.Traditionally used as soup, gravy, sauce and stew bases, broth and bouillon products are being added to...
Private-label introductions, merchandising and promotion are taming the mass merchandising beast and allowing supermarkets to hold their own in the baby wipes category.While little ground has been lost to the roaring...