ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Sales of health-related books and magazines are up 50% with margins of 38% at many Wegmans Food Markets stores.The gains began shortly after the retailer re-merchandised the racks in 40 Nature's...
BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart Supercenters here is testing a leased-space computer-repair service that offers to have the work completed and ready for pickup in about 24 hours.The first Computer Doctor repair center...
The pocket monsters are cash register angels.As demand continues to surge for Pokemon products, retailers are scrambling to fill display racks with the licensed products, especially the hot-selling trading cards -...
PITTSBURGH -- Commerce knows no team loyalty.Despite its heritage as a pillar of the Pittsburgh community and a booster of the National Football League's Steelers, Giant Eagle is going all out in its recently acquired...
MARLTON, N.J. -- Zagara's doubled the size of its natural and organic health and nutrition center and boosted selections to 10,000 items at its new Mount Laurel, N.J., store, which opened this month.The 1,500-square...
ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Eastman Kodak here has unveiled Kodak Quick Prints, an on-line service for uploading and ordering prints of digital images from a home computer.Kodak has priced the program, launched on www.kodak...
NEW YORK -- Retailers across the country, including supermarkets, will participate in a national children's read-in sponsored by Golden Books Family Entertainment here. The one-day event, which will involve thousands...
ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Wegmans Food Markets here is testing interactive audio kiosks featuring cassettes and CDs of some of today's popular music categories.The three-sided backlit Life!Beats display by Metacom Music...
ABINGDON, Va. -- K-VA-T Food Stores here wrapped up a "Back-to-School Computer Giveaway" that also stimulated battery sales for the 82-store chain.The five-week promotion for two free computer workstations ran at Food...
WASHINGTON -- Retailers could be affected by the Internet's growing impact this back-to-school season.A study commissioned by the National Retail Federation here of 1,000 parents with children ages six to 17 found 14...
