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Consumer tendencies to shop supermarkets for health and beauty aids fell during the past year, according to the latest SN survey of shopping habits.ere purchasing more, down from last year's 24.1% finding."It's a time problem,"said Britt Beemer...
WASHINGTON (FNS) -- The advocacy group Public Voice for Food and Health Policy here is seeking congressional support to develop legislation for "food empowerment zones," low-income urban areas where supermarket operators would receive incentives...
SAN DIEGO -- Retailers may hold all the cards when it comes to their frequent shopper programs, but brand marketers can use them effectively to promote and to gather market intelligence."For manufacturers, there is an opportunity to use frequent...
Retailers are using dishware, bakeware, music and other continuities to keep sales from going to mass merchandisers and discount stores, retailers report. "Not only do [continuities] build traffic, they also offer our regular shoppers another...
News & Solutions Category Management ReportAmerican consumers have never before enjoyed so many retail options when it comes to purchasing both food and nonfood.This is perhaps the most important critical issue facing nonfood executives in the...
SALEM, Ore. -- When Frey's Thriftway here wanted to spread the word about its new Marketplace status, owner Phil Frey called on the little blue men from Mars -- M&M Mars, that is.According to Dale Williams, Thriftway's store director, Frey created...
MARS ADDS STARBURST ESCAPE &M Mars here has begun airing two television commercials inviting viewers to "escape" from the mundane by indulging in Starburst Fruit Chews.The commercials, featuring Gena Lee Nolin of "Baywatch" and MTV's Eric Neiss...
MANUFACTURER OUTLOOKCARSON, Calif. -- How did Leiner Health Products become the world's largest marketer of vitamins and nutritional supplements?Gale Bensussen, president of the firm here, lists three reasons for Leiner's rise to the top:Positive...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- The Educational Foundation of the General Merchandise Distributors Council here is in the process of developing a Seasonal Best Practices project for strengthening merchandising in the seasonal aisle.The Allen Levis...
Frozen food is alive and well, according to the results of an exclusive SN consumer survey.In a telephone survey of 1,000 consumers conducted late last year for SN by America's Research Group, Charleston, S.C., 77% said the quality of frozen food...