KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Valu Merchandisers, the nonfood subsidiary of Associated Wholesale Grocers here, plans to expand its kitchen shop format to 10 more retailers, said Dick Swain, the company's executive vice...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Spartan Stores, based here, is introducing new Kitchen Gallery sets to spur housewares sales at its 450-member stores.Kitchen Gallery planograms, which contain some 297 stockkeeping units, began...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Polaroid Corp. here is planning a national rollout of a new 10-exposure, single-use instant camera to supermarkets, drug stores and mass merchandisers.The rollout, slated to begin next month...
Grocery executives polled by SN generally confirmed industry figures, released earlier this month, that aggressive price promotions helped buoy by 18% holiday consumer purchases of 35 mm film rolls over the prior year...
Supermarkets are mining the publication field to satisfy their shoppers insatiable hunger for health-related information.Even though there is no shortage of information on these topics, it seems consumers can't get...
CARLISLE, Pa. -- Giant Food Stores here joins a growing list of supermarket chains that have jumped into the convenience business with gasoline stations.The chain installed its first station on the front parking lot...
The upscale kitchen shop is becoming a signature place to attract higher-income grocery shoppers.Whether in-line or in a stand-alone destination department, some supermarket chains are dedicating more space, using...
LAFAYETTE HILL, Pa. -- Perishables -- particularly fresh meals -- is one area where retailers can differentiate themselves from their competition, said panelists at a recent symposium, Surviving All The Changes in...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Star Markets here and Price Chopper Supermarkets, Schenectady, N.Y., are contemplating adding high-fashion stick goods and cleaning accessories to their housewares mix.Last fall the chains began...
CHANDLER, Ariz. -- Bashas' Markets, based here, plans to repeat in January a premium- priced framed-art promotion that achieved high sell-through during a fall sale.According to Jeff Manning, vice president of general...