ORLANDO, Fla. (FNS) -- A new 59,000-square-foot Albertson's on South Orange Blossom Trail here is the fifth store to be rolled out in Orlando in the Albertson's "plaza" format. The format -- which groups items as...
ORLANDO, Fla. -- As a new 59,000-square-foot Albertson's unit here illustrates, the chain continues to roll out its Better Care Pharmacy concept nationwide, and as it does so it is refining the format.The 12981 Orange...
RICHMOND, Va. (FNS) -- In-store banks can be successful if the bank and supermarket are close partners, said one bank president at the recent Global Business Research In-Store Banking Conference in Orlando, Fla.John...
NEW YORK (FNS) -- At this time of year, industry attention turns to the nation's largest trade association, the Food Marketing Institute, which meets this week in Chicago.But many state trade associations are critical...
ORLANDO, Fla. (FNS) -- Hard candy in ice cream flavors and toffee-covered pretzels were among the many candy and snack items introduced at the American Wholesale Marketers Association's convention and candy expo held...
NEW YORK (FNS) -- Supermarkets' foray into the gas business is speeding up as major retailers add fuel centers to stores and take advantage of cross-merchandising opportunities.Some trade observers think that...
(FNS) -- The toothbrush category is demonstrating how innovation and design drive retail sales and boost margins.Even before Gillette Co.'s Oral-B subsidiary debuted its CrossAction toothbrush earlier this year, high...
WASHINGTON (FNS) -- American Heart Association officials here are concerned that newly approved labeling for wine bottles links the beverage with health benefits."We are concerned that the approved wine label could...
BOISE, Idaho (FNS) -- Albertson's here is bringing a new organic baby-food line into its freezer sections.The chain will begin selling four vegetarian meals in The Well Fed Baby line in its Pacific Northwest; Colorado...
ORLANDO, Fla. (FNS) -- New play areas for kids inside three Gooding's stores here are the latest wrinkle in the upscale chain's strategy for marketing to children.Smaller versions of Playland in larger McDonald's...