Jenkins Leaves Sainsbury BoardDavid Jenkins, former chairman of Shaw's Supermarkets here, has retired as a director of J. Sainsbury, Shaw's London-based parent company.Jenkins, 65, told SN he will play a key role in developing the second annual...
Consumers Appoints GM Directorllingsworth has been appointed director of general merchandise and health and beauty care, at Consumers Market here.Ellingsworth succeeds Ron Leonard, vice president, general merchandise and HBC, who left the company...
When it comes to flavored coffee, nothing attracts shoppers like the wafting aroma of the fresh-ground variety. But retailers are taking steps to make sure that packaged products grab their attention, too.A number of supermarkets are merchandising...
SEATTLE -- Selling fresh seafood in supermarkets has always been a challenge. For a while, that was also the case for Simply Seafood magazine, sold right at seafood counters.After a few tough years, however, circulation has been increasing along...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Ambassador Cards and Hallmark are running a national promotion that teams Mahogany greeting cards with Dark & Lovely, a haircare relaxer product, to generate greater awareness at retail for ethnic products.The cross-promotion...
At the Fourth-Annual Electronic Marketing Conference, co-sponsored by Retail Systems Consulting, Supermarket News and Brand Marketing last month, all the critical issues concerning this emerging in-store promotion method were aired. First of all...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Cooking Light magazine here has hit the road again for the third consecutive year with its "Ask Cooking Light" tour. An "interactive mobile magazine" -- carrying recipe cards, coupons, nutritional information and product...
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. -- The independent retailer-wholesaler community is managing to keep the momentum going in the drive to create efficiencies.Executives who gathered for the Midyear Executive Conference of the National-American...
GOLDEN, Colo. -- What is it about a company that allows it to increase profits exponentially every year, open a new unit every day and set a trend that competitors scramble to emulate?Such questions often arise when the subject is Boston Market...