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...
WASHINGTON (FNS) -- Congress has forwarded to the White House a massive bill that would overhaul the nation's farm policy for the next seven years. President Clinton was expected to sign the bill into law last week.The bill would phase out decades...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Some supermarket chains may begin merchandising a new brand of greeting cards with the Hallmark name on the back beginning next year.The brand, Expressions from Hallmark, was announced here late last month. It is Hallmark's...