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 chain increased 7% and same-store sales rose 4.8% for the third quarter ended July 2.The chain's operating profit for the...
CINCINNATI -- Kroger Co. here is accelerating the phaseout of chlorofluorocarbon gases used in its refrigerated trucking fleet.The retailer has converted more than half its 1,200 trucks from R-12 coolant, a CFC, to a hydrochlorofluorocarbon gas...
ARCADIA, Calif. -- After repositioning its cost and marketing programs over the past year, Vons Cos. here said it is continuing to experience a turnaround in its financial performance.The company last week released second-quarter financial results...
It's a little startling to think about how close we're drawing to the next millennium. That means industry seers trying to figure out what will happen 10 years hence are already peering into the year 2005.In that vein, "Retailing 2005" is the...
MINNEAPOLIS -- Representatives of 28 firms that provide third-party retail merchandising services voted here July 21 to form an independent association.To be called Association of Retailer Merchandising Services, or ARMS, the group has selected a...
Ketoprofen Recommended for OTCFood and Drug Administration's Arthritis and Nonprescription Drug Advisory Committees unanimously recommended here that ketoprofen, a nonsteroidal inflammatory drug (NSAID), be approved for over-the-counter sale.The...
ROSWELL, Ga. -- Harry's Farmers Market here will stock the shelves of new inner city home owners with free food as part of a program dedicated to improving the quality of life in those Atlanta neighborhoods, the retailer said.e owner.Harry's will...