As the popularity of the DVD format grows, so does its potential for encountering consumer problems.The DVD market, many think, is still in its infancy in supermarkets."There are sporadic customers who are renting and...
Merchandising strips -- those space-saving displays that often dangle throughout retail -- are increasingly seen as a profit-building alternative to floor displays for general merchandise items.The devices can...
Video cross promotion continues to be an elusive goal for some supermarket specialists, hindered by the organizational difficulties such merchandising often involves.But the concept is so attractive that suppliers...
When retailers rate suppliers, associations, government agencies and other nonretail entities for their industry leadership abilities, what are the most important characteristics under consideration?A recent industry...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Although some retailers still hold hope for the future of video rental, one new report on video-on-demand (VOD) technology only fuels the pessimists' prognostications."Video has had a good, long...
LOS ANGELES -- Game specialists can look forward to a highly-active market throughout this year and beyond -- one propelled by new platforms, new products and expanding delivery systems. That was one message from the...
WASHINGTON -- A new bill designed to curb the marketing of violent entertainment to children has not been well received by some in the industry. The bill was introduced late last month just two days after a Federal...
With new video gaming systems on the way again -- led by the impending entry of a new player, Microsoft Corp. of Redmond, Wash., into the market with its high-profile Xbox -- supermarket rentailers are starting to re...
The robust DVD market is driving healthy growth in the home video industry this year, helping compensate for declines in VHS rentals, according to new figures from trade groups.Total manufacturer-to-dealer sales of...
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. -- Reasor's here is bringing live llamas to each of its 11 stores this month to promote the upcoming release of the Disney video, "The Emperor's New Groove.""We'll have miniatures, babies and full...