DALLAS -- Albertson's Coffee Shops here are sweetening sales by adding gourmet pastries to their menu.Following the success of their Coffee Shop venue -- located in selected Albertson's stores -- the retail chain...
QUINCY, Mass. -- Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. here has called the recent mislabeling, and consequent recall, of its store-brand Lactose Free cakes an isolated incident.The chocolate and yellow, quarter-sheet and 8-inch...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Plans are underway here for a 7,000-square-foot co-branded center that will combine a Meijer gas station and convenience store with a full-service Wendy's franchise.An agreement has been...
MELROSE PARK, Ill. -- Floral sales are blossoming here at Jewel-Osco where an expanded floral program now includes delivery service throughout the greater Chicagoland area.The new program -- Flowers Delivered -- aims...
Retailers are finding summertime is the right time for enticing heat-weary customers to purchase light and hearty meals from in-store kitchens rather than slaving in their own.Many store operators have recognized the...
MINNEAPOLIS -- Why should someone do business with you rather than someone else?The answer to this critical question lies in a retailer's ability to attract new customers by structuring the company around flexible...
BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Responding to consumers' increased interest in the rapidly expanding world of specialty coffee, Wal-Mart Stores, based here, has begun testing in-store cafes featuring a variety of bean options...
TROY, Ohio -- In a series of acquisitions designed to open up a whole new market, Hobart Corp. here is providing equipment and support services to in-store bakeries."The plan has really been evolving over the past 12...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- A number of retailers around the country are taking traditional fish chowder one step further by introducing customers to a more exotic variety, one made with conch.Dishes made with conch, a...
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill. -- Netherlands-based CSM has merged two of the company's current divisions -- Wisconsin-based Orth Company and Karp's based here -- to form a broad line of bakery products, called Baker & Baker...
