COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Salty snack sales at The Kroger Co.'s Columbus KMA were above par from a joint golf tournament promotion with Frito-Lay that raised funds for a local children's hospital.The promotion was dubbed "Birdies-for-Children's." Kroger...
New Sports Drink Launchede Point here has introduced Triumph! -- a premium sports drink that provides immediate and sustained energy release and good taste without the sugar rush that is common in other beverages, the company says.Triumph! uses a...
TOLEDO, Ohio -- Kroger Co., Cincinnati, and Seaway Food Town, Maumee, Ohio, have reached new accords affecting 4,700 meatcutters and retail clerks and 42 stores here.The 33-month pacts call for hourly wage increases and improvements in benefits...
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Regional salty snacks are giving national brands a run for their money in this market.Unique merchandising methods, heavy promotional activity and a healthy economy make the Buckeye state's capital a prime target for snack...
CINCINNATI -- Kroger Co. here will equip all 169 stores in its Dallas and Houston divisions with an electronic money wiring service.Idaho, completed a chainwide rollout of electronic money wiring systems using the same provider.
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Sampling gets much of the credit for outstanding sales at a branded chicken restaurant inside a Kroger store here.The branded outlet, Churchs Chicken, is the first such restaurant inside a supermarket here, but it won't be the...
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Peapod, Evanston, Ill., plans a fast rollout of on-line shopping and delivery services and a more intense local marketing push following a deal struck earlier this month with Kroger's division here.The company has also made...
HOUSTON -- The supermarket industry is spending too much time and effort on category management in the floral department, according to several senior executives with major chains. "There is far too much emphasis placed on floral category...
INDIANAPOLIS -- Kroger Co.'s division here is touting its graduation cakes program and recently devoted a third of the back page of its ad circular to its custom-decorating service.e photo, the ad said, "To order, call the Kroger home economist...
CHICAGO -- Kroger Co. is determined not to go it alone in the fight for a bigger piece of the take-home meal business.Partnering with other companies to create in-store food-service programs will be Kroger's modus operandi going forward, said an...