KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Hallmark Cards here has reached an agreement with United Media, a New York-based international entertainment and information company, to license the use of Dilbert for greeting cards and other products available in stores and...
Health and beauty care is becoming a popular target in the expansion of supermarket private-label lines.The primary reasons for this heightened activity are the potential for increased gross profit, growing consumer confidence in the quality of...
GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Bi-Lo here has changed the name and image of its private-label health and beauty care line, said Ron Hall, director of private brands for the 260-store chain.The new label, Finast, has replaced the Bi-Lo private brand. The move...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Ruddick Corp. here, parent company of Harris Teeter, also here, said sales for the 142-store supermarket...
CINCINNATI -- Kroger Co. here is accelerating the phaseout of chlorofluorocarbon gases used in its refrigerated trucking fleet...
ARCADIA, Calif. -- After repositioning its cost and marketing programs over the past year, Vons Cos. here said it is continuing...