COPPELL, Texas -- Minyard Food Stores here has expanded its distribution center here to accommodate 3,000 more dry grocery products."Our growth has been phenomenal in the last two or three years, and we need more...
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- Winn-Dixie here used a full-page newspaper ad to tout its recent price reductions.About 70 items, primarily Center Store products, were listed in the ad. Former retail prices were printed in...
SAN ANTONIO -- Price, variety and convenience in the baby aisle are what retailers in this Southern part of the Lone Star State target when roping in young families as customers.Although H.E. Butt Grocery Co. here has...
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Fred Meyer Inc. here has completed the last installations of its Playland babysitting service centers for this year.A Scappoose, Ore., unit, which celebrated its grand opening last month, became the...
Center Store items are becoming increasingly important to retailers interested in promoting meal solutions.Cross merchandising dry grocery items with other Center Store products, or tying-in dry groceries with other...
Seasonal displays are helping retailers get higher bulk candy profits during lucrative holiday selling periods.Retailers told SN that featuring bulk selections geared to occasions like Halloween, Christmas and Easter...
The candy aisle isn't the only home for pegged goods these days.An increasing amount of hanging bags are being brought into other areas of the store to capture shoppers' attention -- not to mention impulse sales...
AUSTIN, Texas -- An Albertson's Village Market here is offering shoppers an extraordinary array of choices in its bulk candy department.Items are displayed in Candy City -- as the section is named -- which is located...
SAN ANTONIO -- Getting a bottle of soda off the shelves is a lot easier at some Handy Andy stores due to new display fixture profiles, according to Robert Morales, the chain's space management and grocery...
SAN ANTONIO -- Handy Andy Super Markets here is making its shoppers famous while improving grocery sales through a promotion of the forthcoming "Selena: The Movie."As the exclusive south Texas supermarket retailer...