The rating system used on cartridge games, originally developed by the Interactive Digital Software Association, Washington, and now handled by the Independent Entertainment Software Rating Board, New York, has five rating categories:Early...
Supermarkets will concentrate on building traffic in photo and film this year.Some will do so through increased discounts, while others will launch innovative programs like 30-minute developing and stand-alone photo drop-off boxes.Processing sales...
Nearly half of the supermarket industry's retailers and wholesalers, 45.5%, will be involved in test programs on the Internet in 1996, up from just 12.7% last year, a new survey reveals.The vast majority of companies said their management...
The media crunch around Procter & Gamble's new fat substitute, Olean, has bagged grocery buyers' attention but has left them wondering how far it might chip its way into the salty snacks market.Several retailers told SN that Olean likely will...
There's the pitch. And he's ... out!A buyer's response to a product representative's hard sell can be that fast, sound and definitive, thanks to growing use of decision-support tools for category management."I'll give you a perfect example," said...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Bruno's here last week unveiled a restructuring of its management hierarchy geared to improving local merchandising and format effectiveness.the retailer merged with a subsidiary of New York-based investment firm KKR last...
Supermarkets are preparing for a deluge of children's sell-through titles in 1996
COLOGNE, Germany -- Store expansion and increased trade promotions continue to be strong trends on the international scene, according to an SN survey.A polling of international executives conducted during a food trade show here showed food...
PHOENIX -- The Smitty's banner has been a fixture in Arizona for 35 years, but it's expected to disappear when the deal that was struck last week between Smitty's Supermarkets here and Smith's Food & Drug Centers, Salt Lake City, closes.That's...