Richard Turcsik

Retailers are scaring up extra sales of Halloween novelties by merchandising them in massive displays that also offer chocolates, toys and costumes.The exhibits -- coupled with newspaper ads and a proliferation of...

CLARK, N.J. -- ShopRite Supermarkets has teamed with vendors to create a textbook case of category management in three key Center Store departments.With the help of Pepsi and its Plano, Texas-based Frito-Lay...

CLARK, N.J. -- A new ShopRite Supermarket here got a jump on the Halloween season by including a massive candy display in its recent grand opening.Bags of chocolates and other confections are being merchandised in a...

CINCINNATI -- Several divisions of Kroger Co. here are using creative marketing campaigns designed to increase traffic in their pet-food aisles and win back sales from their competitors.Activities include the...

McLEAN, Va. -- Fueled by increased per capita consumption, confectionery sales are growing this year, with nonchocolate items leading the way, according to the National Confectioners Association here.According to...

QUINCY, Mass. -- Frequent shoppers at Stop & Shop supermarkets here received summer rewards for loyalty, including a free 2-liter bottle of Coca-Cola.The Summer Rewards program, which ran through Labor Day, awarded a...

OMAHA, Neb. -- Baker's Supermarkets brought a little piece of the savanna here when it teamed up with Healthy Choice Frozen Foods to donate BOGO, the baby giraffe, to Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo.Baby BOGO was donated to...

CINCINNATI -- Kroger Co.'s Cincinnati/Dayton Kroger Marketing Area here is helping parents select healthy back-to-school lunch box options for their children with a Lunch Buddies shelf-tag system.The bright yellow and...