JANUARYAssociation of Retail Marketing Services, fifth annual promotion show, Congress Hotel, Chicago.16-19Food Marketing Institute (FMI), midwinter executive conference, Boca Raton Resort and Club, Boca Raton, Fla.16-19National Retail Federation...
INDIANAPOLIS -- Marsh Supermarkets has eliminated 70 staff positions at its headquarters here in a corporate restructuring.The restructuring will not affect store personnel, Don E. Marsh, chairman, president and chief executive officer, said in a...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Raley's here just completed rolling out electronic labor-scheduling systems to all 65 of its stores, SN has learned.The new systems are designed to improve service by tailoring staff scheduling to customer volume at the front...
BATH, England (FNS) -- Ready-to-drink iced tea is catching on in Switzerland, hard cider is winning over consumers in the United Kingdom and sports drinks are scoring big in Spain.Beverage industry executives meeting here recently said they expect...
MOBILE, Ala. -- Delchamps here said sales rose 9.7% in the second quarter ended Jan. 1, but earnings declined as a result of the chain's promotional markdown activity.alf, Delchamps said sales increased 7% and same-store sales rose 2.6%. Net...
MIAMI -- The potential for selling lots of baby food in Latin American supermarkets is nothing to weep about.There are four times as many babies there as in the United States, for instance, and the birth rate continues to be much higher than in...
VAN NUYS, Calif. -- Family Home Entertainment will introduce the "Speed Racer" series to video with the release of an 80-minute feature and four 50-minute titles on Feb. 16.onal support for the title includes a tie-in with the video game from...
LAS VEGAS -- Facing pressure from the U.S. Senate, an industry coalition put the development of a universal rating system for video games on a fast track on Jan. 8 during the Winter Consumer Electronics Show here.Four sessions will be held before...
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (FNS) -- The sales performance of Brazil's second-largest supermarket company, the Pao de Acucar Group, has been boosted by its growing hypermarket operation.n for the year ended Dec. 31.The hypermarket's sales performance...