RESTON, Va. -- Much of the best supermarket advertising and merchandising is showing signs of a split personality.On one hand, the industry is showing its charitable side in campaigns that show compassion for -- and...
WESTWOOD, Mass. -- ShopLink.com here said it wants to be the Internet grocer of choice for upscale suburban families with children.Two distinctive ShopLink offerings the company said should have particular appeal to...
The rest of the year is likely to see a small increase in supermarket sales, a slightly higher increase in earnings and few, if any, major acquisitions, according to industry analysts interviewed by SN.Among the major...
ZAANDAM, Netherlands -- Ahold here said last week it is seeking to become "a multichannel food provider," an effort under way in the United States with the company's acquisition of the nation's second-largest food...
KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- The food industry has to learn how to understand and provide solutions to the unsolved problems of consumers, according to Peter Dunn, president, Borden Foods Corp., Columbus, Ohio.He told an...
KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- Kraft Foods isn't trying to sell anything at its Web site, the Kraft Interactive Kitchen (www.kraft.com), except good will, said Steve Tiberi, the company's brand manager for e-commerce.And Kraft...
NEW ORLEANS -- The majority of future growth from frequent-shopper efforts will come from improving marketing to existing customers rather than adding new participants, according to Jane Perrin, managing director...
CHICAGO -- Supermarket companies will increasingly seek to acquire companies in related fields, such as convenience stores and food-service companies, according to Tim Carroll, managing director of the corporate...
CINCINNATI -- Felicia Thornton -- recently named group vice president, retail stores, by Kroger Co. here and charged with the responsibility of identifying and coordinating "best practices" throughout the company's...
MONTVALE, N.J. -- A&P here said last week it will spend $250 million over the next four years to develop a new supply-chain and business-management infrastructure.The company said it expects the cost of the program to...