For fuel customers looking to make a quick additional purchase, Kroger Co., Cincinnati, has installed a vending machine offering convenience store items at one if its locations in Columbus. The new addition is a Shop24 automated convenience store...
Since the days of take two and call me in the morning, the internal analgesics category has remained a high earner, in part by making slight changes based on consumer preference. Supermarkets that follow these trends and merchandise accordingly...
Domestic beers dominate sales and retail space, but retailers are increasingly saying cheers to imports and crafts, as well as innovative new products like gluten-free and organic brews. Such efforts come at a time when wine and spirits sales are...
Thanks to the research and marketing efforts of the National Dairy Council, most Americans are familiar with the important nutritional role that milk and other dairy products play in a balanced diet, providing an excellent source of calcium and...
STRONG TO THE FINISH Nearly 75 years after his theatrical debut, Popeye the Sailor will star in the cartoons that first made him famous on DVD from Warner Home Video. Popeye The Sailor 1933-1938, Volume 1 includes 60 original and unedited...
BIG Y TAPS GOMES, SCHNEIDER FOR VP POSTS Big Y Foods has appointed Antonio F. Gomes to the position of vice president of marketing and corporate strategies, overseeing consumer research, database marketing, target marketing initiatives and...
Kellogg's will add nutritional information to the front of its cereal boxes later this year. The label will identify the percentage of calories, total fat and sodium as well as grams of sugar per serving, and will highlight nutrients such as...
Brookshire Brothers and premium beef supplier AngusPride gave summer a sizzling send-off at the 71st Annual World Championship Fiddler's Festival earlier this month. The 72-unit, Lufkin, Texas-based supermarket chain linked up with AngusPride and...
The dairy case may just be the latest area of the supermarket where shoppers are looking to satisfy opposite desires for health and indulgence. With commodity butter flat or down, premium, high-fat butters have pushed into the spotlight in some...
Bashas' Markets will open its first store with a gas station on Saturday. Located in Gilbert, Ariz., the store is a remodeled Albertsons unit, which closed last year. The fuel center was part of the existing location when it was acquired by Bashas...