NORWALK, Conn. -- Stew Leonard's here has sweetened it's Valentine's Day catalog by bulking up on candy items and other goodies.This is the second year Stew Leonard's has offered a Valentine's gift catalog. The latest...
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Supermarkets and other retailers helped halt a city ordinance here that would have imposed performance standards upon retailers who sell alcoholic beverages.In a decision with broad implications for...
GREENACRES, Wash. -- Tidyman's here is helping its shoppers "See the Light," literally, when it comes to making healthy food choices.See the Light is the 10-store independent's new nutritional education program, which...
BOSTON -- To remind consumers that it's a one-stop baby shop, Stop & Shop here will be one of the sponsors of the infant products show called Boston's Biggest Baby Faire, to be held at the Bayside Expo Center...
There's a new class of contender in the diaper section.Premium-brand and private-label diapers continue to punch it out in the baby aisle -- but now a third tier of product has climbed into the ring and put up its...
Another bad winter could mean good sales for instant hot cereal in packets.According to grocery retailers and wholesalers, weather -- the more inclement, the better -- is a true driving force behind hot cereal sales...
Just how much promotional support should be devoted to the baby aisle, and what kind?A lot of supermarket baby aisle managers are asking themselves that question as they look ahead in 1995.It is an increasingly...
A growing price gap between private-label and national-brand diapers was largely responsible for the latest pricing shuffle in the category, according to retailers contacted by SN.Soon after Procter & Gamble declared...
BOISE, Idaho -- Albertson's here has launched a new store brand called A-Plus for its soft drink products in order to boost its share in the category."A-Plus is a new private-label name for Albertson's, but it only...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Nob Hill Foods and Albertson's northern California division are using a state-run nutrition education program to help meet the needs of shoppers with New Year's resolutions to cut fat consumption...