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The prototype Wegmans supermarket format now being tested in a Syracuse, N.Y., suburb is enough to send chills down the spine of any national brand marketer. The concept is quickly becoming known as "meal solutions." The shopping experience is...
BRAINTREE, Mass. -- The New England Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association will feature Stanley Marcus, Chairman Emeritus of Neiman Marcus, as keynote speaker at its Taste Show and Seminar, April 9 to 10, at Boston's World Trade Center.seminars that will...
Following is a time-line of some highlights in the history of NAWGA:pts wholesalers to organize in support of the legislation to form the National Wholesale Grocers' Association.1920: Maurice Toulme is named as NWGA's second executive vice...
JACKSON, Miss. -- Roger Friou will become president of Jitney Jungle Stores of America here when the sale of the chain to a New York-based investment firm is completed this week. Friou will continue as chief financial officer of the 104-unit chain...
NEW YORK -- Retailers and wholesalers will still be paying enormous attention to the task of implementing warehouse management systems in the year ahead.But they will also be placing much greater emphasis than a year ago on developing cross...
Low-fat deli meats are hanging in there. As a subcategory, reduced-fat and fat-free versions of popular deli meats -- such as ham, turkey and roast beef -- have been fighting for attention and a bigger portion of sales from the service case in...
NEW ORLEANS -- Mike Dunn, assistant secretary of agriculture for marketing and regulatory programs, called the fresh produce industry the "shining light" of the nation's agricultural sector at the United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association...
The Future of Distribution Is Less Distribution" was the theme of a recent speech by Mike Wright, chairman and chief executive officer of Supervalu. At his company, "the '90s will result in less distribution because we will have more technology."...
Entertainment licensing is a fluid process. A brand debuts, gets attention and licensees and then, if it succeeds, moves into new cycles of line extensions and licensees.This process means that brand marketers constantly have opportunities to get...