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The greeting card industry agrees that alternative cards are the fastest growing segment of the market today.But exactly what percentage of the 7.4 billion greeting cards sold annually are alternative greetings remains unclear. The three leading...
News & Solutions Special ReportEvery now and then it does no harm to step back from the onrush of events and see how a few companies are executing the basics of the business, especially if a basic execution provides a useful solution to a problem ...
Although the overall video game business was down significantly in 1995, retailers responding to SN's fifth annual State of the Industry Report on Supermarket Video reported only a slight decrease in their game rental revenues.The video game...
ANDERSON, Ind. -- In what could have been dubbed "The Attack of the Killer Tomato Displays," Pay Less Supermarkets here made a killing promoting a locally produced brand of tomato products.The eight-unit independent teamed up with Red Gold, Elwood...
TUCSON, Ariz. -- Fifty percent of consumers frequently shop drug chains for their over-the-counter medicines, while 41% regularly shop mass merchandisers for their personal care needs, according to a new survey by Gallup Organization, Princeton, N...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Harris Teeter here is slated to expand into Nashville, Tenn., and reportedly is eyeing the Jacksonville, Fla., market.The upscale supermarket chain is close to signing a lease for a store in Nashville, said Ruth Kinzey...
Retailers are trying harder than ever to make it easier for shoppers to pick and buy prepared foods out of the deli.Supermarket deli and food-service executives are experimenting with more product sizes, more variety and more than one place in the...
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (FNS) -- Category management is helping to drive profits of all products, whether classified as "winners" or "losers," but fresh strategic thinking is required for success, according to speakers at a conference here...
ATLANTA -- It's time for the retailers and processors of fresh-cut produce to choose: Will they market this crucial segment as a value-added product with brand equity, or as a commodity sold purely on price?A processor raised the issue, and urged...
SUNBURY, Pa. -- Weis Markets here plans to build up to 15 superstores in the next year and a half as part of a $107 million expansion program.The program also includes the remodeling of eight to 12 existing stores, plus an expansion of the chain's...