CINCINNATI -- Supermarket participation in paczki celebrations and sales here doubled this year with the addition of Kroger Co. stores in the area.The company sent a representative to the second Annual Paczki Celebration here at Fountain Square...
COMPTON, Calif. -- At Ralphs Grocery Co. here it was breakfast on the double.The chain ran a promotion last month wherein it touted its double-coupon program by listing breakfast-oriented items in a newspaper ad during a week when manufacturers'...
ARCADIA, Calif. -- Vons Cos. here teamed with Kimberly Clark to offer its shoppers a sweetheart of a deal on Kimberly Clark's Huggies and Kleenex products.The two companies offered customers a chance to win one of 5,000 pairs of free movie tickets...
LAS VEGAS -- Supermarkets are beginning to stem the loss of health and beauty care dollars, but they still are missing opportunities, exhibitors at the seventh Exclusively HBA Trade Show said.The show, held here Feb. 19 and 20, was a scaled-down...
Applying Efficient Consumer Response principles to the perishables department is not as hard as it looks. And doing so yields benefits that are at least as significant as those achieved in dry goods.These are among the conclusions reached in a new...
Sight & Sound Adds SalespeopleSound Distributors here has expanded its sales force, increasing its field representation to 35 people nationally.New positions have been added in Georgia, Florida, Arizona and California. Additionally, the company...
AKRON, Ohio -- Carol Moore, director of food service for West Point Market, has left the company.years. Moore had responsibility for West Point's kitchen, deli and catering departments as well as for new product development.In the restructuring...
RICHMOND, Va. -- Ukrop's Super Markets here unveiled a wide-ranging expansion program that will take it into new markets and improve its position against both supermarkets and restaurants.The program will enable Ukrop's -- already an industry...
Successful nonfood destinations are being built on solid marketing ground. Knowledge about customer demographics, competitors and even natural barriers have become key criteria for expanding nonfood areas, determining the product mix and...
There's important news regarding electronic data interchange, better known as EDI. Some major brand marketers are aggressively expanding their connection with retailers in the area of direct store delivery. These developments couldn't come at a...