Retailers are going gaga over the latest baby products. Everything from utensils and training cups to lotions and all-purpose wipes has been overhauled in recent years to better suit tiny tots. Some new items include premium calming ingredients...
WEGMANS: NATIONAL BRANDS ARE ALIVE AND WELL -- Wegmans Food Markets continues to build its private label, but it's not doing so at the expense of national brands, according to Mary Ellen Burris, senior vice president of consumer affairs. In her...
A&P envisions an integrated Pathmark as a full-shop complement to its Food Basics discount banner, Christian Haub, executive chairman of A&P, told attendees at the Goldman Sachs Global Retail Conference here last week. A&P, based in Montvale, N.J...
School's in for shoppers scared to buy seafood. With all the recent news coverage about the health benefits of seafood, many shoppers have been working to incorporate more of it into their diets. What many still don't seem to realize, though, is...
Self-checkout lanes have a dramatic impact on impulse purchases, according to the findings of IHL Consulting Group’s North American Self-Checkout Systems study.
Wegmans Food Markets continues to build its private label, but it’s not doing so at the expense of national brands, according to senior vice president of consumer affairs Mary Ellen Burris.
A&P envisions an integrated Pathmark as a full-shop complement to its Food Basics discount banner, Christian Haub, executive chairman of A&P, told attendees at the Goldman Sachs Global Retail Conference last week.
Safeway is prepared to open smaller-format stores if Tesco’s Fresh & Easy concept proves to be a winner with consumers, Steve Burd, chairman, president and chief executive officer, said yesterday at the Lehman Brothers Back-to-School...
Leaner, cleaner and greener. That's the idea behind the new Loblaw Superstore prototype that opened last week in Milton, Ontario. Featuring a new layout, environmentally friendly positioning and a new name Loblaw dropped the Real Canadian phrase...
Anti-aging cleansers, serums and creams are beating out every other subcategory in skin care, even those feisty acne treatments for the teenage set. But it doesn't stop there. Led by Baby Boomers, consumers have come to terms with getting older...