CINCINNATI -- A division president of Kroger Co. here said private label, including premium store brands, will continue to grow in importance for the nation's largest supermarket chain.The executive, Robert Hodge, president of the Cincinnati...
Ask retailers why private label made gains in top grocery categories such as cereal, soda and diapers last year, and they'll probably offer a simple answer, like this one:"It all boils down to price and quality . . . that's it in a nutshell," said...
IRVING, Texas -- The Dallas division of Kroger Co., Cincinnati, has installed interactive kiosks in its 64 stores with pharmacies to provide customers with information on health issues and over-the-counter medication."They're a good tool to help...
NEW YORK -- Premium store brands are shaking up the supermarket soft-drink aisle.Store-brand colas carrying the Safeway Select, A&P Master Choice and Winn-Dixie Prestige labels, to name a few, have become increasingly popular with value-conscious...
CHICAGO -- Kroger doubled the sales of refrigerated puddings and pasta products at three of its Cincinnati marketing area stores by cross-merchandising the products at grocery aisles.The sales results surfaced in a limited test of the cross...
CHICAGO -- Efficient Consumer Response may be the roadmap but, ultimately, each retailer and wholesaler will have to find its own route to more efficient operations, said executives from some of the trailblazers of ECR.The companies ranged from...