LARCHMONT, N.Y. -- D'Agostino Supermarkets here is making an effort to educate consumers about the different types of mushrooms the chain carries.age was used to describe the differences between shitake, oyster, enoki, crimini and portabello...
Retailers are discovering it's not enough to toss candy on the checkouts and wait for automatic, impulse-driven sales.Fact is, many chains have come to realize that creative merchandising and a tweaking of product mix can enhance sales at the...
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association has sketched in detail a proposal for one unified trade show for the produce industry, which would replace the two separate conventions now offered by United and the Produce...
STEVENS POINT, Wis. -- Copps Corp. here has "bulked" up its candy business to the tune of more than 300 items.According to Mimi Peck, grocery buyer, Copps introduced a bulk candy department in its newest store in Appleton, Wis. Three other...
Grocers and brand marketers conduct database marketing programs in basically two different ways. They either do it by themselves, or they do it together. Manufacturers reach consumers themselves with direct mail using lists of people who redeem...
TULSA, Okla. -- Horner Foods here has changed its general merchandise suppliers from a rack jobber to its co-op wholesaler, Associated Wholesale Grocers Value Merchandisers, nonfood division, Kansas City, Kan.AWG will supply general merchandise to...
CHICAGO -- Radio is offering brand marketers more unique value-added opportunities than ever before. By garnering the support of an on-air radio personality or taking part in events hosted by the radio station, brand marketers can encourage or...
The trick to getting the most out of Halloween is to plan way ahead -- and plan to feature items that set you apart.That's what in-store bakery executives told SN this month in a spot check of retailers' Halloween marketing strategies.Retailers...