Seasonal promotion ideas and improved vendor shipping are on the minds of nonfood buyers who plan to attend the General Merchandise Distributors Council fall marketing conference in Monterey, Calif.While at the show...
With the Energy Passage Act approved last year, supermarkets expect sales of more expensive energy-efficient lighting products to turn a corner soon.The new federal regulation mandated that inefficient incandescent...
Supermarkets' back-to-school displays went up last month featuring lower loss-leader pricing and more fashion selections at better margins.Stores featured half-price specials on the basics like writing instruments...
SAN ANTONIO -- H.E. Butt Grocery Co. here is testing Eastman Kodak's low-price Colorburst film and single-use cameras.Neither H-E-B nor Kodak executives would confirm or deny that the grocery chain was part of the...
From classic cartoon characters to this month's hot theatrical release, licenses have become a mainstay in supermarkets' greeting card departments.Social expression companies are investing heavily in licenses because...
Exposure is the strategy being pursued by supermarkets to retain their 70% share of the single-copy magazine market.Greater exposure is being achieved mainly through customization of titles to appeal to the store's...
TAMPA, Fla. -- Less than a year after Kash n' Karry discontinued a company owned and operated video rental program, the retailer has put in 12 racked, revenue-share departments. The 12th Trader Bay section opened last...
SALT LAKE CITY -- American Stores Co. here is expanding checklane merchandising of Hispanic and African-American magazines to its Lucky Stores, Jewel Food Stores and Acme Markets subsidiary units.Checkout sales...
YORK, Pa. -- Photo volume for 114 Associated Wholesalers' retailers is up 21%, according to Charles Yahn, vice president of Associated's general merchandise warehouse here.The increase in volume is being attributed to...
BRANDON, Fla. -- Kash n' Karry Food Stores, Tampa, Fla., has expanded its Celebration Station destination greeting card and partyware prototype to a new store here that opened June 18.Supplied by Gibson Greetings...