NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- H.G. Hill Stores here has slashed margins in health and beauty care to lure a steadier stream of traffic to the department at its 14 stores.The chain also cut its HBC margins several months ago, by...
Cards for all nonoccasions are driving incremental sales in the lucrative greeting card departments at supermarkets.According to one major card company, alternative cards represent the fastest growing segment of the...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Harvest Foods here is seeking to grow general merchandise sales with aggressive year-round price promotions. The chain intends to become a much more forceful general merchandise competitor by...
Retailers are anxiously awaiting arrival of Aleve, the newly approved over-the-counter version of the pain reliever drug naproxen sodium, and only the fourth analgesic ingredient to be available OTC. Naproxen sodium...
COMPTON, Calif. -- Ralphs Grocery Co. here is promoting its store-brand Perfect Choice health and beauty care mix through full-page ads that tout a variation on the buy-one-get-one-free merchandising offer.The hard...
Supermarket retailers and wholesalers continue to face competitive pricing and an onslaught of new products in health and beauty care as they begin the first quarter of the new year.Nonfood executives polled by SN...
SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- Community Cash opened its 17th video rental department on Jan. 5, based on a prototype it is rolling out to its other stores, said Jim Key, nonfood direct store buyer.The new section includes...
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. -- Gooding's Super Markets is experiencing brisk sales from an expanded party supply section it put in its prototype Market Fest store.Gooding's is the latest in a number of chains such as Vons...
