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In an aisle that changes as much as the candy aisle, perhaps the most important component in a grocer's merchandising strategy is compiling the mix of products.In the candy aisle, that means creating the right mix of product type and package type...
AWG Taps Senior And Executive VPsed Wholesale Grocers here announced the appointment of two executives.Gary Phillips was named executive vice president of administration and finance. He is responsible for accounting, information services, treasury...
SAN FRANCISCO -- HG Holdings here said it will merge the products and operations of two of its business units, Fastech Inc. and Gelco Information Network.FastTrack brand. It currently supports about 17,000 users in 10 countries.Gelco, Eden Prairie...
WASHINGTON (FNS) -- The grocery industry is claiming victory in a recent federal court of appeals decision to overturn a presidential executive order on the permanent replacement of striking workers.The Feb. 2 ruling of the District of Columbia...
DES PLAINES, Ill. -- CandyLand Candies here has been merged into its affiliate corporation, Dae Julie, also here.e being conducted from its 1665 East Birchwood location here."This consolidation brings together our two very strong companies and...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Customer self-scanning stations will be installed at one store operated by Star Market Co. here following a three-month test now under way at the chain's headquarters.The 34-store chain began testing the technology last month...
BC New York, LLC, Parsippany, N.J., an area developer of Boston Chicken, signed a definitive agreement to buy 14 Roy Rogers restaurants in the metropolitan New York market from Hardee's Food Systems. The company said it plans to convert the units...
When I first saw those California Raisins singing and dancing to Marvin Gaye's "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," my first reaction was jealousy. I wanted to be one of those raisins -- and to be having that much fun. My second reaction was that I...
TROY, Ohio -- Hobart Co. here is now offering a new scale and printer system designed to reduce keypunch errors and enhance transaction speed.icons on the system's personal computer monitor. The icons can be arranged to correspond to display case...
Licensing has become so much a part of our lives, whether in managing brands or managing retail, that we have to be increasingly aware of future trends and current properties. In this column, I hope to provide snapshots and offer insights and...