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WASHINGTON (FNS) -- A group that has repeatedly attacked Food Lion for allegedly selling out-of-date food asked the government last week to investigate claims that the company "fixed" a recent federal inspection.Consumers United With Employees...
Like some early explorers, retailers are beginning to test the uncharted waters of interactive kiosk shopping.In a bid to offer a wider range of customer services and products, from advanced frequent shopper and couponing programs to gourmet...
A spate of product introductions, especially on the liquid end of the business, is creating renewed consumer interest in the soap category, with liquids taking the cake. Retailers report some of that interest is being sparked by manufacturers who...
DANA POINT, Calif. -- Hoping to prove you can teach an old dog new tricks, Century PetCare here is bringing its Advanced Nutrition Formula brand of superpremium pet foods to supermarkets."We've hit a nerve center with this," said Bill Mann...
WESTBURY, N.Y. -- King Kullen Grocery Co. here is touting a meal for four built around rotisserie turkey breast cooked in-store.an offer for a free side dish and biscuits. A color photograph of a serving plate with a turkey breast and a heap of...
DALLAS -- The proposed merger between Kimberly-Clark here and Scott Paper should bode well for retailers through lower prices, more product innovation and improved category management, according to those who track the consumer paper goods industry...
SEATTLE -- Larry's Markets here recently opened its first live video rental department in a new 65,000-square-foot Lobuck$ Food & Drug format store.The new section, introduced July 12, carries 1,800 tapes in 200 square feet, said Gayle Cloud...
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. -- In a candid critique of video tie-in promotions, Kirk Mueldener, director of video operations at Hy-Vee Food Stores, West Des Moines, Iowa, said many cross-promotions fail to create excitement because they don't address...
The next wave of products to clean up in the soap aisle may be in the upscale skin moisturizer segment.While Dove from Lever Bros. has been around for many years, other manufacturers are introducing soaps that not only clean, but also moisturize...
MAHWAH, N.J. -- If the newly designed A&P store here had a motto, it might be, "If it grows, we carry it here."That boast was made by the head of produce for A&P's Metro New York store group, Tom Cignarella, and it typifies the ambitious goal the...