Richard Turcsik

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Supermarkets can significantly boost their Center Store sales by using signage on displays that limit quantities or suggest that consumers purchase a specified number of items, a study conducted by...

ATLANTA -- Ahold USA here is building its private-label sales by updating and unifying its labels and by meeting with consumers to find out what they want added to product lines.On its way to becoming the nation's...

CHICAGO -- Floor-ready displays, aisle displays and front-aisle merchandising are strategies that can be used to increase seasonal candy sales, according to roundtable participants at the All Candy Expo industry trade...

SEATTLE -- Uwajimaya, a three-unit Asian specialty grocery/gift shop here, has been courting Asian and non-Asian customers alike with special "foods weeks" during which specific ethnic fare is featured.The most recent...

BUFFALO GROVE, Ill. -- The Wild Oats Community Market here scored with a "Seventh Inning Stretch Tasting Fair" that featured "better-for-you" ballpark favorites.During the event, which was held during a weekend in mid...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Retailers may want to make room for a new item on their juice shelves, which they can be put next to the cranberry juice.Aronia berry juice cocktail is being billed as a new fruit drink that has all...

PLEASANTON, Calif. -- Safeway here promised shoppers who chose Safeway Select brand of soft drinks over the national brand competition more than $1 million in prizes and discounts.Instant win game cards were recently...

CHICAGO -- Dominick's Finer Foods here has stepped up in-store sampling as part of a demo campaign to increase sales of Center Store products.The retailer teams with its vendors every other week for a heavily...