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Kids might not be trick-or-treating as much as they used to, but Halloween still scares up substantial candy sales for supermarkets.The holiday accounts for $1.2 billion to $1.3 billion in total candy sales annually -- more than any other selling...
Many retailers might be tempted to use a rolled-up newspaper to keep the pet food supermarkets at bay, but newspaper advertisements are a more practical alternative for some.For the most part, the pet food category killers use spacious locations...
Pet food is becoming a classic case of a supermarket category under attack by specialized retailers.And as a result, sales and margins are in danger of going to the dogs.Chains are now fighting back to head off the inroads being made by...
Competing in the marketplace is like competing in sports. You have to master the fundamentals of the game before you can expect to win. It follows that if companies want to score big in the rough-and-tumble world of brand marketing, then they...
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Wal-Mart is testing a beauty boutique concept at two stores here to capture greater incremental sales of high-margin products in the cosmetic and fragrance categories.Although Wal-Mart refused to comment on the test, industry...
MCLEAN, Va. -- The National Confectioners Association here will develop a candy marketing program to aid retailers. The program is tentatively titled: "Confectionery and Successful Category Management."The association's first step will be to...
Trade marketing is an increasingly important discipline in consumer packaged-goods firms throughout the United States. Some of these departments have been successful, others are flailing away. Why? In our analysis of successful organizations, we...
CHICAGO -- Leaf has introduced a merchandising vehicle for its products, which, according to the company, gives retailers three times the display space at the checkout area.ny's counter boxes and gives the retailer the convenience of mixing a...
LOS ANGELES -- Vice President Al Gore met with a veritable Who's Who of Hollywood and the telecommunications world last month to discuss plans for the information superhighway.the many top executives attending the event were Disney chairman...
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- Following a multiyear agreement to distribute all "Peanuts" annimated television programs on video, Paramount Home Video will release seven "Peanuts" titles on March 9. Among them will be the holiday special, "It's the Easter...