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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...
Aisle See Themssue was familiarity. Moving [rice cakes] to the cookie aisle provided more exposure than any television commercial."-- Kevin Hall, national customer marketing manager of snacks at Quaker Oats Co., citing an example of how category...
CHICAGO -- Continuous replenishment programs work for Golden Cat Corp. Most of the CRP relationships with its retailer customers have achieved minimum goals of 40 turns per year and a 97% service level, according to Frank Krum, chief executive...
CORONADO, Calif. -- Expenditures for permanent and temporary in-store displays and in-store media and signs grew 7.7% in 1995 to surpass the $12 billion mark, says a new study released by the Point-of-Purchase Advertising Institute, Englewood, N.J...
WASHINGTON -- The Glass Packaging Institute has called for entries for the 1996 Clear Choice Awards. The awards program, now in its eighth year, recognizes products that are successful at making glass an integral and effective part of their...
WASHINGTON -- The role of suppliers is the subject of the fifth and final guide in the Food Marketing Institute's series of category management implementation series. This guide provides retailers and wholesalers with a view of the roles suppliers...