WASHINGTON -- Two new conferences, one focusing on replenishment and logistics and another exploring category management strategies, will be sponsored this fall by Grocery Manufacturers of America and Food Marketing Institute, both based here.St...
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. -- White's Discount Foods here has increased profit margins by 0.5% and tripled the sales of at least one category after launching an aggressive electronic article surveillance program.The chain, which plans to install EAS...
As temperatures from coast to coast are climbing upward, so are retailers' sales this summer.Supermarket executives across the country contacted by SN reported that volume is exceeding their expectations, fueled by an aggressive promotional stance...
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...
GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Bi-Lo here has changed the name and image of its private-label health and beauty care line, said Ron Hall...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Ruddick Corp. here, parent company of Harris Teeter, also here, said sales for the 142-store supermarket...