BOSTON -- Stop & Shop Cos. is promoting nonfood baby care needs to new families through its participation this week in Baby Faire, a local baby exhibition here March 25 to 27.As a first-time sponsor at the Baby Faire...
Supermarkets are successfully developing further business opportunities by investing in one-hour photo services. Not only does one-hour photo become an additional customer draw, some retailers see it as a way to...
Retailers and wholesalers have begun an early spring cleaning by revamping general merchandise sections to stimulate sales in the first quarter.A heavy emphasis on promotions such as in-and-outs, continuities and...
Supermarkets are using auto supplies, now a mainstay segment in general merchandise, as a competitive wedge against the mass merchandisers.Rogers Markets, Fort Wayne, Ind., for example, has built its auto supply mix...
GAYLORD, Mich. -- Glen's Markets is setting its gadget section chainwide this spring in a new schematic that features greater variety and upgraded kitchen tools.One reason for the remerchandising of this housewares...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Bargain books have proved to be a real volume mover and a bonanza of incremental sales at Carr's Quality Centers here.With bargain books promoted quarterly at 30% to 50% off regular retails, the...
As some 22,000 buyers converged in New York this month to preview the hot sellers at the American International Toy Fair, supermarket retailers said they are concentrating on carrying better quality toys with higher...
CLEVELAND -- American Greetings announced it will roll out a tiered pricing and merchandising strategy for its card lines by early this summer.The program, called Smart Pricing, provides retailers with the appropriate...
Supermarkets are getting strong playback in profits through the incremental sales of blank video and audio tapes.Special-event broadcasts such as the Winter Olympics, personal occasions such as birthdays and...
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- In conjunction with its expansion in its primary market area, P&C Food Markets plans to enlarge its nonfood presence in new and expanded stores here over the next 12 to 18 months."The new stores will...