LUBBOCK, Texas -- United Supermarkets is testing cookware and bakeware in a format similar to a department store assortment.The new sets, which add 12 feet of space to what was a 6-foot section, were placed at three...
Supermarkets are homing in on what might be called the category fighters in the nonfood grocery business. These are the feisty nonfood segments such as the traditional stick goods and kitchen domestics, or hot...
LUBBOCK, Texas -- Reacting to high profit and sales opportunities offered by pet care, United Supermarkets has expanded its pet accessory departments and reports a 10% to 20% boost in category sales.The expanded...
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Furr's Supermarkets will add one-hour photo minilabs to 11 stores, and open its first image center by the end of the year.The chain introduced its first minilab late last year and has added nine...
TAMPA, Fla. -- B&B Cash Grocery Stores is fine-tuning its nonfood departments by scaling down department sizes to maximize shelf space and evaluating section variety.The chain is projecting a minimum 5% increase in...
OLEAN, N.Y. -- Olean Wholesale Grocery Co-Op here has reported a 10% increase in its nonfood volume due to aggressive price promotions by its 130 food retailers.The impact of mass merchandisers in the upstate New York...
LONG BEACH, Calif. -- While many supermarkets have turned to private-label health and beauty care to maintain profitable sales, K.V. Mart has found its customers overwhelmingly prefer name brand products.The retailer...
DALLAS -- Tom Thumb Food & Drugs gave out free tickets to a popular local attraction as a way to focus shopper attention on its camera assortment, and to help stimulate picture-taking and photoprocessing."It's the...
HUTCHINSON, Kan. -- Following the test of an in-and-out baseball cap promotion last month in 15 of its stores, Dillon Cos.' Dillon Stores Division here has decided to carry the apparel line year-round at all 66 stores...
ATLANTA -- Kroger Co., Cincinnati, ran a 40%-off sale on L'eggs full line of hosiery at its metro stores here, with full-page ads announcing the discounts.Retails on the hosiery line fell to $1.25 to $2.39, down from...