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MONTVALE, N.J. -- A&P's "no gimmicks" stand on Thanksgiving turkey promotions gobbled away sales gains among A&P's Northeast banners during its fiscal third quarter, the retailer here said Tuesday.
COPPELL, Texas Minyard Food Stores here said last week it has signed an agreement to outsource its warehouse and distribution functions to Associated Wholesale Grocers, Kansas City, Kan., as part of its transformation strategy to build on its...
Retailers are courting Hispanic shoppers with in-store demonstrations, parking lot parties, charitable events and even religious shrines. Whether conducted by bilingual store associates or third-party merchandisers, the events are being hosted by...
MINNEAPOLIS -- Nearly 200 billion advertising pages carrying 253 billion coupons were delivered by freestanding inserts in Sunday newspapers in 2006, according to a new report from Marx Promotion Intelligence/TNS Media Intelligence here.
ARCADIA, Calif. -- Vons Grocery Co. here, the Southern California division of Safeway, Pleasanton, Calif., has reintroduced double couponing for the month of January at stores in Los Angeles and Orange counties but not in Nevada and central...
Old Home Foods may have an 80-year history, but there's nothing old about its marketing efforts. The company has kicked off a major integrated effort to reach its target demographic: women between the ages of 25 and 49. Along with a new ad...
LUBBOCK, Texas United Supermarkets has taken its upscale, fresh format to a new level with the opening of its sixth Market Street banner store. Its best-performing fresh concepts have been moved up front and positioned adjacent to one another to...
COLTON, Calif. -- Stater Bros here said yesterday that it will stock 30,0000 "Rose Parade Goodie Bags" with product samples and coupons for distribution to spectators at the Jan. 1 event.
BEER REMAINED THE nation's favorite alcoholic beverage in 2006, but faced heated competition from wine and spirits. While imports, micro/crafts and ciders showed strong growth in food stores, other segments had flat to declining sales. Brewers...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - The Sunflower Group here said yesterday it has been selected by Fry's Food & Drug Stores, the Phoenix-based division of Kroger Co., Cincinnati, to work with vendors to provide in-store marketing services, primarily involving...