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...
Supervalu Taps Three Executivesre has named three executives to new positions.Tom Algeri was named corporate director of advertising production for Supervalu's retail services group.He has been with the company since 1982 and most recently was...
SALT LAKE CITY -- Smith's Food & Drug Centers here said earnings and same-store sales declined while total sales increased during the second quarter and first half ended July 1.Net income fell 24% to $9 million for the 13-week quarter and 13% to ...
WASHINGTON (FNS) -- A group that has repeatedly attacked Food Lion for allegedly selling out-of-date food asked the government last week to investigate claims that the company "fixed" a recent federal inspection.Consumers United With Employees...
Like some early explorers, retailers are beginning to test the uncharted waters of interactive kiosk shopping.In a bid to offer a wider range of customer services and products, from advanced frequent shopper and couponing programs to gourmet...
A spate of product introductions, especially on the liquid end of the business, is creating renewed consumer interest in the soap category, with liquids taking the cake. Retailers report some of that interest is being sparked by manufacturers who...