CARTERET, N.J. -- Aiming to improve checkout productivity, reduce shrink and create a single scanning platform for its checkouts, Pathmark Stores here said it expects to complete a rollout of "smart" scanner...
Today's dairy aisle has grown to become more of a brand-oriented department, and managers are discovering new ways to promote the category, retailers and industry observers told SN.Still, there's a lot of work to do...
When SN published its first issue in 1952, the dairy industry was in the midst of a distribution revolution that would change how consumers used and purchased milk. Prior to the 1940s, families had their milk...
Consumers with increasingly sophisticated palates spell sweet success for specialty chocolate manufacturers and the retailers who recognize their promise. Meeting the basic desire consumers have for chocolate's...
Bathing suit season may be upon us, but retailers say better-for-you ice cream is still swimming against a tide of indulgent, full-fat flavors.Seven of the Top 10 best-selling ice cream brands have experienced...
With the recent explosion of new products in the condiments category, consumers and retailers alike must choose the products best suited to their needs. For retailers, this translates into an editing process, removing...
Cleaning aisles are being revitalized this year by the hot growth in orange products and by new "convenience cleaning" items.A product craze that started as an informercial for one specific product -- Orange Glo, from...
NEW YORK -- Duane Reade is keeping an eye on business migrations here in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and is altering its expansion plans accordingly, the company told investors and analysts at the...
An ever-expanding group of Hispanic consumers across the country, not just in traditionally diverse markets, has necessitated an increasingly flexible approach to grocery-buying policies for this sector.Retailers and...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Meet RICK, Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated's newest in-store pitchman.RICK, or Retailtainment Interactive Coca-Cola Kiosk, is a robot that has been used in displays at Wal-Mart supercenters...