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TROY, Mich. -- Kmart here has solicited the services of Daymon Associates to rework and shore up its private-label program.Mary Lorencz, manager of media relations for Kmart, confirmed the alliance between the mass merchandiser and the Stamford...
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Rentrak, a shared-revenue, pay-per-transaction distributor here, has entered into an agreement to buy a controlling interest in Entertainment One, Effingham, Ill., which runs 46 Wal-Mart supercenter video departments.Discussions...
If you believe the predictions somberly passed around nowadays, there will be a radical change in the landscape of food retailing by the turn of the century, or shortly thereafter. Many small to mid-sized traditional supermarket retailers will be...
The good news for traditional supermarket operators is that most alternate formats don't pose a major threat at this point, according to analysts and other industry observers.The bad news, however, is that one nontraditional format -- the...
SnackWell's Extends Into BakerySnackWell's brand is coming to the in-store bakery in the form of reduced-fat fruit pies from Plush Pippin here, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nabisco.Plush Pippin, a supplier of gourmet bake-off pies to in-store...
LOS ANGELES -- When Roger E. Stangeland assumed the chairmanship of the Food Marketing Institute two years ago, he and other board members faced a formidable looking "mountain."The looming mountain appeared in the shape of challenges surrounding...
AKRON, Ohio -- When a nearby specialty foods store with a star produce section closed its doors, West Point Market here stepped in to fill the vacuum.The upscale independent quickly launched a produce makeover that included offering more varieties...
BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart Stores is testing a new concept in prepared foods at one of its traditional units in Rogers, Ark., just a few miles from its headquarters here.The company has designated a "Meals on the Go" section at the front of the...
TULSA, Okla. -- Hale-Halsell Co. here will roll out a program in June that is designed to establish a low-price image in nonfood for its stores.The program involves expanding the general merchandise mix in key categories and cutting general...
ATLANTA -- Harry's Farmers Market here said last week it will not go forward with previously reported plans to test its Harry's in a Hurry concept in selected Wal-Mart stores.Instead, the company said it will refocus its resources on perfecting...