Supermarket chains are finding they can move more confectionery at the front end these days by taking advantage of a recent crop of cooperative merchandising efforts.The front end -- especially the checkout area -- is...
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Some major candy and tobacco suppliers are beginning to implement the grocery industry's Efficient Consumer Response initiative by working with their wholesalers on continuous replenishment programs...
A spate of new products is opening up the storage bag category, causing retailers to re-evaluate their departments and dump out the stale or redundant stockkeeping units.A notable trend driving new products is that...
COMPTON, Calif. -- A new, private-label diaper has met with impressive success at Ralphs Grocery Co. here.Introduced last month, Ralphs Ultras premium diapers were kicked off with a splashy, full-page advertisement...
ELMHURST, Ill. -- There are cross-sampling plans in store this year for Keebler Elfin Delights cookies.The company expects to run linked demonstrations in supermarkets for the reduced-fat line using other products...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Winn-Dixie Stores here created a 16-page, in-store flier that celebrated Valentine's Day and showed off the chain's everyday low pricing on brand name grocery products."Stock Up on Sweets for...
ORLANDO, Fla. -- It's not enough for retailers just to merchandise confectionery. They have to be proficient at specialized merchandising to tap into sales growth from impulse buying.That was the message hammered home...
Low-fat and no-fat items have carved themselves a hefty piece of the commercial baked goods category in supermarkets.The segment burst on the scene in 1990, attracting dramatic sales gains for several years by tapping...
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Retailers operating in California are facing off against the municipal government here over a controversial ordinance that would make grocers and other licensed alcoholic beverage sellers liable for...
ATLANTA -- As part of its grand entrance into the Atlanta market, Harris Teeter is positioning itself as the area's wine cellar. But the wine department in the chain's first store here is certainly no basement dweller...
