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CHICAGO Import beers deserve more retail shelf space and promotional support, according to Information Resources Inc. While domestic brands such as Bud Light and Coors Light made IRI's Top 30 Beer Brand Performers in 2006 list of the fastest...
SUGAR AND SPICE AND CRIME BURBANK, Calif. Sugarcoated superheroes, the Powerpuff Girls are coming to the small screen with the release of their show's first season on a two-disc special edition DVD. The Powerpuff Girls: Season One, from Warner...
The hype surrounding any prescription drug's switch to over-the-counter status consistently brings customers and sales into the store, and not just for the new product, retailers and industry experts told SN. Switch drugs have the ability to grow...
Child-rearing advice, in-store events and free samples are strengthening the baby steps of retailers as they embark upon life's journey with new parents. Successful baby clubs, industry sources note, go beyond just offering discounts on diapers...
NEWARK, Del. Consumer confidence in produce safety improved in March, marking the first widespread upswing in confidence since September 2006, when a national E. coli outbreak devastated the fresh spinach industry, according to recent surveys by...
Pet owners are converting members of one of the least discriminating groups of eaters into consumers of specialty foods. And who can blame them? It's been exactly four weeks since news of the pet food recall broke. And what began as an advisory to...
WinCo Foods here may be Wal-Mart's worst West Coast nightmare a price-driven operator whose prices actually rival its own. WinCo is a sleeping giant, one Idaho retailer told SN. In fact, I'd rather go up against Wal-Mart than WinCo. WinCo is...
During the past two years, artery-clogging trans fats have quickly earned a reputation as a dietary bugaboo, inspiring food manufacturers, restaurants and bakeries to reformulate recipes and change their frying oils. In some cases, with some foods...