After a long and steady expansion of its gift card offering, Winn-Dixie Stores has launched a major promotion in time for this year's holiday season, the retailer reported this month. Through its partner InComm...
Kroger's decision to partner with gift card provider Blackhawk Networks, a subsidiary of competitor Safeway, demonstrates the importance of gift cards to the supermarket industry, sources told SN. Blackhawk...
Recent research conducted by Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, found that the U.S. is lagging behind several other countries when it comes to the sales of certain health and beauty care products. The U.S. comes in 19th in...
There is no shortage of bath, body and beauty products, or of stores designed specifically to attract lotion lovers in search of a little pampering. Although specialty stores with a flair for inviting customers to...
To coincide with the opening of ski season at major resorts in the Northeast, Price Chopper Supermarkets has expanded its ski ticket promotion. By purchasing the retailer's Ski Any 3 passbooks, which became available...
Hy-Vee launched Hy-Vee Mobile this month, a store-brand cell phone service that allows customers to buy prepaid cell phones and minutes at Hy-Vee stores. Phones and plan cards with prepaid minutes are being provided...
Most consumers don't leave home without one or two electronic devices cell phones, iPods, PDAs, digital cameras all of which need accessories for optimal performance. Among them: batteries, chargers, headphones, cases...
Two retail pharmacy associations filed a lawsuit this month against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services here and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service, Baltimore. Filed by the National Association...
Twenty-six Giant Food locations throughout Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia began selling reloadable farecards for use on the area's Metrobus and Metrorail systems this month. Prior to this expansion, only a...
Giant Eagle expanded its $4 generic prescription program this month to include over 400 medications in 20 therapeutic categories. Originally launched in late 2006 with just over 300 drugs, the program covers 30-day...