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The consolidation of magazine wholesale resources began earlier this year with chains such as Safeway, Albertson's and Raley's Supermarkets on the West Coast leading the movement. Now alternative channels of trade are going the same route. Here is...
NEWARK, Del. -- In a search for increased funds, the Produce for Better Health Foundation will consider relaxing the criteria for produce items that can be promoted under the 5-a-Day umbrella.The foundation is assembling a task force of industry...
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SANTA ANA, Calif. -- The California Avocado Commission here has restructured its merchandising focus for the 1995-96 season, by turning its ad incentives over to product handlers, and working to convince retailers to display ripe and unripe...
Efficient Consumer Response has finally reached the periodicals departments in major supermarket chains -- and it has struck with a vengeance.Since actions by Safeway and Albertson's to reduce their rosters of magazine wholesalers came to light...
How things change. Not long ago, the letters in the headline above would have been nonsensical and the following combination of letters and symbols would have been nothing but gibberish: http://www.supermarketnews.com. Naturally, all of this is...
LOS ANGELES -- The Video Software Dealers Association is counting on the site of next year's convention -- here -- July 10 to 13, to be a big retail draw."All our retailers are basically in the entertainment business and this is an opportunity to...
Supermarket pharmacies are acting aggressively to preserve the most profitable part of their prescription business -- generic drugs.In attempting to maintain generics margins and bring acquisition costs down, pharmacy directors are putting drugs...
EDINA, Minn. -- Byerly's here has created a new store-within-a-store with the help of a branded gourmet ham supplier-retailer.The chain is selling products made by HoneyBaked Ham Co. directly from its St. Louis Park and Ridgedale stores here. In...