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BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Building on advertising impetus from supermarkets, Scott Paper here is rolling out a worldwide promotional campaign, including television spots, for its repositioned household and personal-care paper products.Supermarket chains...
SCRANTON, Pa. -- Having converted to new Topco brands, Insalaco Markets here has begun a private-label grocery push that includes a promotional campaign and plans for expanding the program with more items and a premium label.This month, the chain...
Boston Market is starting to look like the Wal-Mart of food service.irtually every day, the Golden, Colo.-based company is posing a real threat to supermarket deli and food-service operations as they try to compete for share of stomach. What's...
COMPTON, Calif. -- Ralphs Grocery Co. here opened its fourth store-within-a-store video department this month in a new West Los Angeles supermarket.With 1,100 square feet and 4,000 tapes, the store is similar to the three other "Videos & More"...
INDIANAPOLIS -- Wal-Mart Stores is about to make a supercenter decision that could have far-reaching effects on supermarkets.That warning came last week from Bill Lancaster, vice president of sales at Associated Wholesale Grocers, Kansas City, Kan...
Two national brands account for more than half the business in creamy peanut butter throughout the country and in Chicago, where Brand Marketing checked prices at three competing supermarkets. Nationally, Procter & Gamble's Jif holds a strong lead...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Manufacturers can now run Pay-For-Performance programs from Catalina Marketing Corp. here independently from the firm's Checkout Coupon program. The program provides guaranteed shopper compliance because consumer rewards...
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...