HOUSTON -- The best of both worlds. That's the idea behind Grocery World, a format that Rice Food Markets here is aggressively developing.Designed to attract middle-income consumers, Grocery World attempts to combine the emphasis on quality fresh...
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Ralphs Grocery Co. is making a major bid to improve its value image as southern California competition intensifies.The company is launching a major marketing program, improving its buying stance and heralding its perishables...
SALINAS, Calif. -- Fresh Express Farms here is in the process of incorporating the Chep USA pallet pooling system into all its production facilities, at the request of its customers."Our customers are the ones who dictate whether we use Chep USA...
CORONADO, Calif. -- Microsoft used detailed planning, logistics and in-store execution to achieve unprecedented point-of-purchase execution rates for its huge Windows 95 product launch."We had a better than 90% in-store setup rate, covering a...
Brand marketers are applying more national marketing dollars toward retailer electronic marketing programs, and ceding more control over those activities to their sales forces, according to a new Supermarket News-Brand Marketing survey on...
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Buehler Food Markets here went whole hog cross-promoting the movie "Babe" with a talking plush pig. The week of "Babe's" video release, customers holding the retailer's "Advantage" frequent shopper card could purchase the "Peeke...
CHICAGO -- Quaker Oats Co. here is betting that a more understanding independent distributor network, along with new flavors, advertising and packaging, and a site on the World Wide Web, will snap its Snapple beverage line out of the sales...
CLEBURNE, Texas (FNS) -- Fleming Cos. could be faced Tuesday with a final judgment of more than $200 million in the fraud and breach of contract case brought by David's Supermarkets.The wholesaler is racing to line up credit for the bond required...
The focus, more than ever, is on the bottom line. With that in mind, retailers and wholesalers are stepping up their attacks on employee and consumer theft.Some examples:Nearly two-thirds of distributors plan to expand or upgrade their loss...