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Supervalu is happy with the price position of its retail banners in some markets, but still has work to do in others, Jeff Noddle, chairman and chief executive officer of the Minneapolis-based company, said last week. It takes more than one...
Retailers and industry analysts find that carrying accessories for consumer electronics near the front of the store and close to the gift cards can be advantageous for retailers, as shoppers might see them as last-minute gift items.
Consumers might be feeling pinched this holiday season when it comes to gift-giving, but supermarket retailers are expecting business to be buoyant as at-home dining becomes more attractive and rising gas prices keep shoppers close to home. There...
Earlier this year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, in partnership with the Cartoon Network, launched an educational nutrition campaign geared toward teaching “tweens,” ages 9 to 13, how to read the nutrition facts on food labels.
It's not a warehouse anymore. In fact, the chain that used to be Shoppers Food Warehouse has long since adopted a new name Shoppers Food & Pharmacy that better aligns the Supervalu-owned regional discount chain with a lively new identity. While...
COLLINS TO SUCCEED GROTTKE AS CFO OF IGA CHICAGO IGA here said Bob Grottke will retire as chief financial officer Jan. 1 after five and a half years of service, though he will remain with the alliance through 2008 to help with the transition of...
IGA has put its Holiday Recipe Challenge on hold and replaced it with a holiday sweepstakes that gives IGA retailers' customers a chance to win a big cash prize. After years of getting its retailer-members to participate in a recipe contest...
Cincinnati Kroger has gone to the bogs. As part of an Ocean Spray promotion, 150 Kroger stores are hosting daylong freestanding cranberry bogs in front of their stores. The models aim to replicate the scenic cranberry harvest, whereby bogs are...