With fuel prices at record highs and consumers becoming more aware of the need to protect the environment, energy-saving products are becoming an increasingly important part of retailers' product mixes. In responding to this trend, retailers will...
As mass coupon redemption rates continue to slide, a growing number of retailers are shifting focus to offers that are relevant to individual shoppers. Price Chopper, Ukrop's and Green Hills Farms are among those providing customized offers. Price...
The importance of natural HBC can be swiftly gauged by the November decision of Clorox Co., Oakland, Calif., to buy iconic natural personal care brand Burt's Bees, Morrisville, N.C. With the $925 million purchase, Clorox Chairman and Chief...
Reallocated space, repurposed displays and demos done right have been shown to work. For example, switching the location of deli and bakery just a couple of weeks ago is the latest improvement at Brigido's Markets, North Providence, R.I. Brigido's...
Although it may have taken as long as a decade, many retailers are well out of the starting gate when it comes to Internet marketing and e-commerce. Supermarkets, slow at the start, are quickly catching up to others and realize online marketing...
Hass Avocados from Mexico for the first time will be featured in a series of television ads set to launch Dec. 12. The whimsical 30-second spots feature a group of bikers sitting around a table, making guacamole. The theme and title of the series...
Men's primping and preening products took a hit this year, but retailers are hopeful for a turnaround in 2008. Body sprays are carrying the category right now, thanks to young adult males. But men's skin care lines haven't fared well. Neither have...
Sales of fruit baskets — a familiar holiday gift that's great for business clients, co-workers, relatives and friends — have slowed during the past few years. This hasn't posed a problem for the bottom line at most supermarkets, since...
There is no shortage of bath, body and beauty products, or of stores designed specifically to attract lotion lovers in search of a little pampering. Although specialty stores with a flair for inviting customers to stay, slather, sniff and walk...
