MONTVALE, N.J. -- A&P's 96-foot-long household department is set to go into two New Jersey superstore locations this quarter.The general merchandise department, featuring brand-name merchandise, is part of the company's new superstore format that...
A meat processing executive called for an end to market distortion and its destabilizing effect on pricing, in a speech at the American Meat Institute's International Meat Industry Convention here.An unnecessarily volatile market can be avoided...
NEW YORK -- The vast majority of retailers polled about their company's information technology said merchandise reporting and analysis systems were unable to support future growth.dents also reported systems integration continues to be a...
The battle continues in the nonfood arena. Armed with a variety of effective merchandising strategies designed to fortify their business, supermarkets are fighting back in nonfood.Several retailers have even played the enemy's game, emulating mass...
Despite the lack of official reports and joint-industry projects in efficient promotions, retailers and suppliers are still making headway in this rather contentious area of Efficient Consumer Response.Legal concerns about potential charges of...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Harris Teeter here built sales of its Hunter Dairy Southern Select premium private-label ice cream this summer through several different promotion vehicles, including in-store sampling.Harris Teeter introduced Southern Select...
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The General Merchandise Distributors Council's GM Marketing Conference celebrated its 25th anniversary here last month with a Wild West party at Rawhide, Arizona's largest Western theme attraction.holesalers and suppliers...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Winn-Dixie Stores president, James Kufeldt, declared an aggressive unit expansion and facility upgrade plan and announced a two-for-one stock split at the chain's annual meeting here last week.The company also issued results...
Beck, Sharpe Named As VPs by Farm Freshappointed two new vice presidents in the areas of category management and information systems.Robert Beck, who previously served as director of pricing, was named vice president of category management, a new...