Gillette Adds to Fragranceshere has introduced Pacific Light, the third fragrance in its Gillette Series. Available now, Pacific Light capitalizes on the trend toward lighter and cleaner fragrances, according to Gillette. It features a woody...
Oshawa Group, Etobicoke, Ontario, said net income rose 22.6% for the year ended Jan. 27 to $47.8 million U.S. (at an exchange rate of $1.36 Canadian to $1 U.S.) and 43.2% for the fourth quarter to $13.8 million. Sales for the year rose 1.5% to $4...
Alternative cards keep energizing supermarkets' greeting card sales.An ever-increasing selection of alternative cards has been introduced over the last decade, with card companies able to reach out to every conceivable demographic. Alternative...
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Fred Meyer Inc. here will use interactive electronic payment readers as a gateway to precise consumer demographics.The retailer will equip all stores with new payment terminals by Sept. 30. The system rollout, driven by the...
The explosion of credit, debit and charge card use may be costing supermarkets unwanted transaction fees and other charges, but the cards are also spurring higher sales, in some cases to unexpectedly profitable degrees, according to retailers and...
SN REPORTmore than any other area of the grocery store, the baking products aisle literally takes on the local flavor of any given region.Traditional regional favorites, old mainstream standbys and new ethnic specialties created by changing area...
Retailers are gearing up their beer departments for Cinco de Mayo, the increasingly popular Mexican holiday that celebrates the anniversary of the Mexican victory over the French in 1862.The holiday is particularly popular in areas where there is...
MILLSBORO, Del. -- Townsends, a poultry processing company here, has acquired Grace Culinary Systems, a prepared foods manufacturer that supplies supermarkets and mass merchandisers as well as traditional food-service accounts.ompleted March 25...
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Rentrak here is reviewing ways it might reduce its stake in fast-growing Blowout Entertainment. Blowout operates a total of 181 video rental departments in Wal-Mart and Kmart supercenters and Ralphs supermarkets. The move is part...