Precuts are putting a new twist on the value equation in produce.Continual advancements in cutting and packaging technology, and in new product development, are helping the value-added produce business to expand. But how far can it expand, and at...
MONTREAL -- Grocery sales in Canada increased 4.2% in 1994 to $53 billion -- well below the 7.6% increase experienced in 1993, according to the 1995 State of the Industry Report. An official for the Canadian Council of Grocery Distributors here...
Most of the top 10 leading health and beauty care categories at supermarkets weathered stiff competition from the mass merchandisers in 1995.In some categories, grocery chains maintained their share of the business with aggressive promotions...
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Tops Markets here aggressively promoted its private-label cereals in a half-page newspaper advertisement that urged shoppers to compare its cereals to the national brands.and value to the National Brand Cereals."Nine of the 11...
CAMDEN, N.J. -- Following a restructuring of its sales force last summer, Campbell Soup Co. here has consolidated marketing for its grocery food products.A newly formed division, U.S. Grocery, combines the former U.S. Soup and Meal Enhancement...
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Excellent sales at a branded hot chicken outlet in a Kroger supermarket here is prompting the chain to roll the concept into additional stores, according to sources involved in the project.The branded outlet, Churchs Chicken, is...
The fourth-quarter sell-through spectacular got a unanimous thumbs up from retailers polled by SN. Led by high-profile titles like "The Santa Clause," "Batman Forever," "Casper," "Cinderella" and "Apollo 13," retailers reported solid sales results...
A "Prime Time Live" segment exposing the use of illegal drugs in cattle feed has failed to arouse much angst among retailers or consumers.During the segment, which aired Feb. 7, Chris Wallace of "Prime Time Live" reported on "the use of illegal...