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IGA TO RETAILERS: PROMOTE YOUR STRENGTHS
Nov 09, 1998
ORLANDO, Fla. (FNS) -- IGA retailers that promote their strengths can survive long-term, despite the influx of supercenters and other competition, a panel of independent operators said here at IGA's annual...
CUSTOMER DEMAND FOR KOSHER PRODUCTS GROWING
Oct 26, 1998
NEW YORK (FNS) -- Some retailers are seeing more demand for kosher meats as the overall demand for kosher perishables increases. Some retailers, such as Food Markets Northwest in Seattle, have gone so far as to open a...
GOVERNMENT PESTICIDE BOOKLET UNDER PROTEST
Oct 26, 1998
Washington (FNS) -- Controversy is contaminating the planned publication of a pesticide brochure the Federal government is developing for supermarkets.Specifically, certain segments of the produce industry are...
RETAILERS VIEW DIGITAL PHOTO AS MIXED PICTURE
Oct 26, 1998
ORLANDO, Fla. (FNS) -- While retailers are looking to digital photo technology as the next big development, they are also wary about getting into the business too fast, according to retailers at the recent Photo...
ROYAL SERVICE
Oct 26, 1998
GAYLORD, Mich. (FNS) -- The addition of a full-service Dairy Queen in a remodeled Glen's Markets store has made the independent's flagship store here a social destination for the entire countryside."The DQ has served...
THE PRIVACY PROMISE
Oct 19, 1998
(FNS) -- Like consumers, retailers express a wide range of attitudes about privacy issues, especially regarding the use of data collected from members of their customer-loyalty programs.At one end of the spectrum...
MILK RULE IRKS RURAL NORTH DAKOTA GROCERS
Oct 19, 1998
BISMARCK, N.D. (FNS) -- Independent grocery operators in North Dakota are upset about a new milk rule that they say will boost retail milk prices and push more shoppers out of rural community stores.The rule, set in...
IGA, SUPERVALU LOYALTY PROGRAM TO GO LIVE IN 50 STORES
Oct 12, 1998
CHICAGO (FNS) -- The new "Hometown Perks" loyalty-card program, launched last month by IGA here and managed by Supervalu, Minneapolis, will go live in at least 50 IGA stores by December.The first IGA independent...
PUFFING CEREALS
Oct 05, 1998
In an effort to boost ready-to-eat cereal sales in the supermarket channel, manufacturers are pouring more dollars into promotions.While cereal was a $7 billion business in supermarkets for the 52-week period ended...
GENUARDI MARKETS WINS AWARD
Oct 05, 1998
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (FNS) -- Genuardi Family Markets based here was recently awarded the "Big O" award by the Organic Trade Association in Greenfield, Mass., for its storewide promotion of organics. Its September...
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