CHICAGO - Industry leaders attending last week's Food Marketing Institute show here shared what lessons they could from the destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina."The one word to describe the situation in New...
CHICAGO - DVD kiosks rank No. 1 among categories that could contribute to untapped profits over the next three years at the front end of supermarket and mass merchant stores, according to research from Meridian...
PITTSBURGH - Giant Eagle got deeper into the eye care business with the recent opening of its first in-store Giant Eagle Optical vision care center.Certified optometrists run the center and offer comprehensive medical...
CHICAGO - Gillette Mach3 Power and Venus Divine razors, Tylenol Extra Strength Rapid Release Gels and John Frieda Brilliant Brunette hair care products landed at the top of the 2005 New Product Pacesetters Top 10...
A new generation of supermarket has arrived, bringing with it fine-tuned nonfood offerings.Somewhere between the traditional grocery stores and the gargantuan supercenters are these large-scale, locally tailored...
While the number of prescription drugs switching to over-the counter status is expected to be sparse this year, the rapid social and political adoption of self-medication may soon quicken the pace, supermarket...
LAKELAND, Fla. - Bank of America, Charlotte, N.C., plans to close 82 in-store Publix Super Market locations over the next 24 months, citing a need to focus on its own banking locations. The supermarket chain says it...
CHANDLER, Ariz. - Bashas' Markets here plans to introduce new self-service photo kiosks from Hewlett-Packard into 68 of its Bashas' format stores throughout Arizona by the end of the summer."HP is very well known for...
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Craig Fuller resigned last week as president and chief executive officer of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, NACDS told SN.Industry insiders said the resignation came in response to...
COMPTON, Calif. - Ralphs Grocery Co. here this month launched a consumer promotion for the March 31 theatrical release of "Ice Age: The Meltdown" with the company's first customized prepaid movie card.The American...
