Supermarket retailers were pleased with sales chalked up during the just-concluded holiday period, despite the shorter shopping period between Thanksgiving and Christmas, last week's SN polling of several operators...
LANDOVER, Md. -- When Giant Food here began mapping out the objectives of its category management program, it made sure one aspect was clear -- the consumer comes first.Three years later, that same principle still...
EDINA, Minn. -- Byerly's here has deviated from its traditional frozens department layout at its new Eagan, Minn., store.Frozen foods are in a separate section located on the front left side of the unit, which opened...
MONTVALE, N.J. -- A&P here has expanded its private-label Eight O'Clock logo from coffee and tea into ice cream.Eight O'Clock cappuccino ice cream is already in some A&P subsidiaries in southeast Michigan, Atlanta and...
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Natural and organic groceries play an important role in Hannaford Bros.' new 5,000-square-foot destination stop here."Nature's Place," located in Hannaford's Shop 'n Save Superstore at 900 Central Ave...
A powerful wave of better-for-you products has flooded the candy aisle with fat-free and sugar-free nonchocolate selections.At the crest of the whitecap are candies like licorice, hard candies and chewy confections -...
Installing a variety of distinctive in-store shelving fixtures is helping supermarket retailers highlight products and drive Center Store sales.Specialty foods, in particular, have become the target for such fixtures...
Health concerns surrounding olestra haven't hurt sales of salty snacks containing the fat substitute, retailers in test markets report.Frito-Lay's Max chips line and Procter & Gamble's Fat-Free Pringles -- both of...
Unique and varied promotions tied to Center Store are helping retailers gobble up incremental sales this Thanksgiving season.Along with in-store promotions, chains are using their direct-mail circulars to raise...
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Raley's here is expanding its natural-food sections into all of its Bel Air Markets.Added as part of resets expected to be completed by next spring at all 17 Bel Air stores, the 800- to 1...