This is the age of high-tech in-store marketing. But there's still plenty of life in one of the oldest, simplest and most often used tools of in-store marketing - the static sign.Brand marketers find that signs...
For independent retailers, meeting the refrigerants challenge could prove especially daunting. The basic issues confronting large chains and independents may be the same, but the cold economic realities of how and...
Creativity in today's shelf programs means more than tear-off pads.Brand marketers are excited about several new programs that add a level of technical sophistication to the shelf. They range from several types of...
Automation is king when it comes to warehouse distribution.In a bid to streamline warehousing and distribution practices so as to increase accuracy and efficiency and cut costs, wholesalers and retailers are applying...
As store brands continue to increase in unit and dollar sales in supermarkets, brand marketers are relying more on a variety of in-store electronic media to get the attention of shoppers.Private-label marketers...
The search for a more durable solution to the industry's long-standing pallet problem is yielding deliverable results.For upstream distribution between manufacturers and retailers or wholesalers, third-party pallet...
Computer-assisted ordering is gaining momentum as a key strategy for retailers seeking to implement highly efficient product replenishment programs.Under computer-assisted ordering, retailer-based point-of-sale...
Micromerchandising is entering a new era of high technology and even higher efficiency.With retailers increasingly able to tap into their own advanced point-of-sale data bases and then turn to third-party firms to...
Technology that is paving the way for faster communication along the data highway linking suppliers, stores and shoppers is a top priority for retailers this year.Driven by a need to cut costs and provide better...
With an eye toward reducing injuries caused by repetitive motion and stretching by employees, a growing number of retailers are installing ergonomically improved equipment at the checkout.The enhanced checkstand...