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CHICAGO -- If the Efficient Consumer Response operating committee has its way, 1996 is going to be a very busy year.On tap for ECR this year:Turning the industry's formidable attention to new bodies of work, especially those that will directly...
It pays to display.That doctrine, along with constant advertising, is crucial in building salty snack sales.Retailers said displays help attract consumers to the category and are also useful for generating trial of the new "better-for-you" reduced...
Supermarkets are digging deeper into what was virtually unexplored terrain for them a decade ago: onetime prescription-only products that have gone over the counter.The OTC review process is far from new, but it's just recently begun offering...
BEDFORD HEIGHTS, Ohio -- Riser Foods here reported record-setting figures for the 12 and 28 weeks ended Jan. 13, marking the fourth consecutive quarter of record net sales and earnings.h, including the opening of five remodeled units and the...
MONTVALE, N.J. -- A&P here said it had its best second-half performance since 1990 during the period ended Feb. 24.for the 12-week quarter was $25.6 million, compared with $5.8 million a year ago.After closing 124 stores in 1995, the company said...
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Retailers are turning to new technology in electronic marketing to recapture "the old days" when shopowners knew each customer by name.perceive real value."Electronic frequent shopper programs are going to be around for...
ATLANTA -- The International Fresh-Cut Produce Association will offer a glimpse into the future at its ninth annual conference, "2001: A Fresh-Cut Odyssey."ith Garrett, president of Arlington, Va.-based IFPA. "Issues such as expansion, who are the...
JACKSON, Miss. -- Jitney Jungle Stores of America here completed its merger with a New York-based investment firm last week -- possibly the first step toward a public stock offering, the company reported.The merger -- a recapitalization valued at ...
ST. LOUIS -- Schnuck Markets here is offering a helping hand to frenzied shoppers, with computerized recipe centers in its produce departments.ng new meal ideas, according to the chain. "Schnuck's has a philosophy of keeping at the forefront of...
As ECR cognoscenti gather this week in Chicago for the Joint Industry Conference on Efficient Consumer Response, the newly emergent issue of the future of paper coupons -- or the lack thereof -- is likely to be top of mind.Interest in the...