Supermarkets are gradually realizing the value of e-mail marketing as a promotional tool and as a way of communicating with customers.Many large supermarket chains are sending e-mail coupons to customers through third...
Less manufacturer promotion and high retail prices are to blame for flat cereal sales, according to grocers, and with the exception of slight increases in adult cereal movement, overall sales have remained fairly...
WASHINGTON (FNS) -- There is renewed debate over several aspects of the revised U.S. Department of Agriculture's proposed national organic standards. Specifically, some are criticizing the lack of guidance in the...
Without getting rid of traditional point-of-purchase tools, retailers are nevertheless latching onto new technologies that bring excitement to in-store advertisements.Kroger Co, and Winn-Dixie Stores in the Louisville...
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Even though they have not yet ordered their groceries on-line, a number of supermarket shoppers here, randomly polled by SN, appeared receptive to the idea. However, some also expressed concerns about...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (FNS) -- As more on-line services offer coupons to be redeemed in grocery stores, coupon marketers are warning retailers to be wary of possible scams.Computer users' easy access to scanners and...
PORTLAND, Ore. (FNS) -- The move to upscale private-label products throughout the store has entered supermarkets' meat departments. Major players, including Safeway, Albertson's and Kroger, are changing their labeling...
NEW ORLEANS -- A year ago, PSK Supermarkets, dba Foodtown, Mount Vernon, N.Y., had no loyalty program or any kind of a shopper card. But following the launch of such a program last summer in eight of its 11 stores...
Even as cigarette makers face more lawsuits and government legislation, they say they still believe supermarkets can boost their rapidly declining sales of tobacco products.Poor category management was a contributor...
STELLARTON, Nova Scotia -- Sobeys here said it plans to install in its Quebec division stores kiosks linking its shoppers to its IGA Cybermarket on-line shopping service.About 152 IGA stores in the 238-store division...