BERLIN (FNS) -- Consumer goods from former East Germany are proving remarkably resilient three years into German reunification. Despite the onslaught of privatization and market forces, some are thriving, thanks to relaunches, redesigns and new...
MINNEAPOLIS -- Supervalu last week said it will close its Bloomington, Ind., wholesale food division early this spring. The move is part of Supervalu's consolidation of facilities since its acquisition of St. Louis-based Wetterau in October 1982...
PLANO, Texas -- To fix what's wrong with the supermarket industry and cut costs substantially, retailers must begin with their own corporate structure.The ability to boost efficiency hinges first and foremost on retailers getting their own house...
LONDON (FNS) -- Price/Costco -- the American membership-club operator formed last fall with the merger of Price Co. and Costco Wholesale Corp. -- has skyrocketed to a $15 billion behemoth in the United States through the success of its warehouse...
CANCUN, Mexico -- The average Mexican family spends the equivalent of $87 (U.S.) per week on groceries, compared with $80 for...
DALLAS -- Tom Thumb Food & Drug here has instituted a new merchandising program called Multi Buys, which offers shoppers...
Reading the outstanding inaugural edition of SN Global (Oct. 11, 1993), I felt I was looking out a new window on the world of...