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OKLAHOMA CITY -- Homeland Stores here will begin a new promotional thrust this week to boost nonfood volume an additional 5% of total store sales. The chain's nonfood revenue, including pharmacy, currently represents 15% of total store sales...
BOSTON -- The grooming products and personal care divisions of Gillette Co. here will announce a plan to expand its commitment to customer business teams this week.The addition of three account-specific teams beginning in the early months of this...
CORONADO, Calif. -- Retailers and wholesalers say the distribution conference to be held here next month will provide blueprints to make their branches full partners in technology-based initiatives.Through conference sessions, retailers hope to...
Sales and marketing automation is ready to leap into the 21st century. To be successful, however, automation must be linked to practical application. Moreover, emerging business trends will drive the demand for the next generation of sales and...
HIGHLAND VILLAGE, Texas -- Minyard Food Stores' new food court here runs both hot and cold, by grouping chilled versions of its branded hot foods on a freestanding self-service kiosk.The chilled items are the same branded foods available hot at...
SALT LAKE CITY -- Smith's Food & Drug Centers here delivered a triple whammy last week:It concluded deals for the sale or lease of 17 of its 34 southern California supermarkets to a variety of local operators and said it will close the remaining...
A new way to reach consumers with coupons for health care products will be picking up steam this year. Health Resource Publishing Co., St. Louis, and HealthCare Data Corp., North Kingstown, R.I., are now expanding distribution in retail pharmacies...
BOSTON -- A former frozen food buyer for Stop & Shop Cos. and a former food broker have been charged in federal court here with mail fraud for allegedly participating in schemes to cheat food manufacturers. The former buyer is Edgar Dawe, 65, who...
"The baby aisle offers progressive retailers the opportunity to position themselves as the place to go for families to solve all their shopping needs," said Donald J. Stuart, a partner at Cannondale Associates, which maintains offices in Wilton...