Giant Eagle launched a greatly enhanced version of its online photo center this month. The retailer's previous online photo offering, available for several years, was limited to prints and two-day pick-up. The new...
As natural, organic or just plain healthy consumers move to the top of the shopping food chain, they are taking their pets along for the ride. Retailers should know, no matter how easygoing the pet, their tastes tend...
H.E. Butt Grocery Co. has started offering its customers prepaid cell phones and service under the brand name H-E-B Mobile. Phones and calling plans are being provided by Austin-based Fusion Mobile, which buys minutes...
QUINCY, Mass. In a move that aims to ward off legal mandates, Ahold USA last week began a voluntary age restriction for the purchase of many over-the-counter cough medicines. Based on a growing trend of abuse among...
United Supermarkets is taking a homegrown approach to a national trend, in-store clinics. Last week the company said it found a partner in University Medical Center Health System, the teaching hospital for Texas Tech...
Supermarkets are extending their health and wellness efforts to the oral care aisle, because dental care, like the rest of the medical world, can be cost prohibitive for consumers. For many self-care-conscious...
Giant Eagle here has found another new flight path. With a 14,000-square-foot Giant Eagle Express store and 16 fuel pumps, the retailer has created a format geared to the lives of busy consumers. The store, which...
As health care costs go up, the importance of the supermarket pharmacist's role in consumers' lives is also rising. Medical advice is one of the most expensive and time-consuming commodities in the country. Yet...
NEW YORK Although today's consumers take in much of their news and celebrity gossip via the Internet, they are still buying magazines. Single-copy unit sales were up 1.5% in 2006, according to a 2007 report released...
The hype surrounding any prescription drug's switch to over-the-counter status consistently brings customers and sales into the store, and not just for the new product, retailers and industry experts told SN. Switch...
