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Supervalu Adds Produce Managersre has named five new produce category managers as part of a new initiative to realigned into different marketing regions.In the northern region, Greg Murphy has been named director of category management, produce...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Spartan Stores here said last week it plans to close Capistar, its Holt, Mich.-based subsidiary, by the beginning of 1996. Spartan officials said they will begin closing Capistar's operations about Nov. 20 and expect to...
CULVER CITY, Calif. -- "Little Women" will be repriced for the sell-through market Oct. 31 at a suggested retail of $19.95. Columbia TriStar Home Video here also will make the title available in a $29.95 gift set that includes the video, a jewelry...
CHICAGO -- Supermarket retailers are no longer listening to the time-honored advice of brand marketers to help them deal with increased competition, said Donald Irion, president of RMS.The traditional advice of sales reps or brokers, he said, is...
GLENDALE, Calif. -- Nestle Food Co. here is introducing a new shelf-stable Oriental meals kit under the Libby's Asian Favorites brand.eet & sour pork varieties. Each kit contains rice and all the essential sauces, seasonings and other ingredients...
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- A frequent shopper pilot program offering cash and gift rewards to preferred customers who increase their spending levels has succeeded in substantially boosting incremental sales at A&P, Montvale, N.J.Under the program, A&P...
COMPTON, Calif. -- Ralphs Grocery Co. here -- the new entity created by the June merger of Food 4 Less Supermarkets, La Habra, Calif., and Ralphs -- reported increased sales and a loss for the second quarter ended July 16. The company also...
HIGHLAND, Ind. -- Strack & Van Til has remerchandised its j-hooked kitchen gadgets sections, shifting to a single brand, expanding variety and improving clip-strip packaging. Under new planograms, overlapping products were dropped. As a result...
CINCINNATI -- Volume growth has exceeded expectations for the June relaunch of Lunch 'n Munch prepackaged snack/meal kits by Hillshire Farm here.New color-coded carton graphics designed by Lipson-Alport-Glass & Associates, Northbrook, Ill., for...
Though many retailers are sold on the technology behind electronic shelf labels, the cost of the systems and competition from other project priorities is hindering wider acceptance.Even if a company is willing to spend the $120,000-plus to outfit...