Retailers are crying foul over the recent accusation of antitrust activity in the cold cereal category, but it appears consumers are remaining mum.Supermarket executives contacted by SN reported no consumer uproar...
Just add water" isn't as convenient as it used to be. The consumers' new litmus test for convenience -- ready-to-drink -- is pinching the market for powdered drinks.Three major powdered segments -- flavored drinks...
HOUSTON -- When it comes to working salty snacks, promotions make the difference. But in a field crowded with competition, being different is what makes snack promotions work at Randalls Food Markets.The chain has...
NEW ORLEANS -- More sophisticated category management is the key for retailers who want candy to generate stronger profits.The reason is that category management can drive purchase frequency and transaction size...
CHICAGO -- After a year-long test, Quaker Oats here has shut down a statewide system for direct store delivery of its Gatorade products to retailers and institutional outlets in Florida.The project was an experiment...
As new products continue to wedge their way into the bathroom cleaner category, it's "out with the old and in with the new" at the store level.Retailers and wholesalers say bathroom cleaners comprise an important...
HOUSTON -- Drypers Corp. here is consolidating its four regional brands to form the nation's third largest branded disposable diaper.The company's regional Drypers, Cozies, WeeFits and Baby's Choice brands will be...
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Supermarkets and other retailers helped halt a city ordinance here that would have imposed performance standards upon retailers who sell alcoholic beverages.In a decision with broad implications for...
SOUTH BOSTON, Va. -- Sometimes getting the most out of your candy section means scaling back.That's the case at Lem Markets, an 11-store operator here that in the last year has been downsizing its candy department in...
NORRISTOWN, Pa. -- Genuardi Super Markets here put the squeeze on candy and enhanced the category's selection, with the hope of boosting sales."What we basically did was tighten up the [gondola] section and increase...
