LAS CRUCES, N.M. -- SofSource, a desktop software publisher, reported that more and more supermarkets and other retail channels are converting to permanent in-line software programs at the rate of 500 sites per month...
PARSIPPANY, N.J. -- Estee Corp. here has significantly improved sales by using census scanner data to revamp its product mix and tailor category merchandising to individual stores.Estee used this data to rank products...
CINCINNATI -- Market observers say Procter & Gamble's new Streamlined Logistics plan will give it, at best, a temporary advantage over its competitors by squeezing more efficiency out of continuous replenishment.But...
'Tis the season for retailers to select which chocolate Santas, gift boxes and candy canes will fill their shelves and displays this Christmas season. upermarket executives will be working to perfect their holiday...
PARSIPPANY, N.J. -- Estee Corp. here is micromanaging its lines at some chains on a store-by-store basis in a bid to help supermarkets boost sales of dietetic candies and other foods for restricted diets.The company...
Releases such as "The Return of Jafar" from Buena Vista have focused retailers' attention on the potential of gaining additional dollars from the direct-to-video market.Jack Talley, vice president of sales and...
Supermarkets are fighting to cut the high cost of shrinkage by implementing various security measures.In video terms, shrinkage may mean stolen rentals or sell-throughs or even employee theft of videos or cash...
EAST BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- Shaw's Supermarkets here has shifted its video rental department from self-ownership to a revenue-sharing plan with Maine's largest video retailer, Home-Vision Video.Shaw's move goes against...
Video retailers are anticipating the establishment of a video game rating system and some have already taken steps to prevent children from renting inappropriate games.At Baker's Supermarkets, Omaha, Neb., a division...
Video games and personal-computer software hitting the shelves for the Christmas season almost certainly will be rated, but retailers may have two different ratings systems to contend with.What's more, the differences...
