To help boost lipstick sales for the summer season, cosmetic companies and distributors have created a potpourri of programs that include consumer contests, samplings and the introduction of hot new shades.Maybelline, Memphis, Tenn., is offering...
In a segment dominated by such descriptions as "luminous," "lustrous," "long-wearing" and "colour riche," presentation means everything. That may be why supermarket retailers surveyed by SN are taking vastly different approaches to improve their...
SCARBOROUGH, Maine -- Hannaford Bros. here reported increased sales and earnings for the second quarter and six months ended July 1.For the quarter, sales and other revenues -- including sales from Wilson's Supermarkets, Wilmington, N.C., which...
HARTFORD, Conn. -- A group of 42 Carvel franchisees has filed a federal suit here that calls for Carvel to stop selling its ice cream products in supermarkets, claiming that practice is cannibalizing their business.Last month's filing followed...
Americans are used to being spoiled with year-round availability of produce. But in the summer, they are reminded that produce...
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. -- Video cross-promotions are at their best when they provide a significant competitive advantage for...
VERNON, Calif. -- Smart & Final here said sales rose for the second quarter and first half ended June 18, but earnings...