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HIGHLAND, Ind. -- Strack & Van Til has remerchandised its j-hooked kitchen gadgets sections, shifting to a single brand, expanding variety and improving clip-strip packaging. Under new planograms, overlapping products were dropped. As a result...
Supervalu Taps Four IS Directorse has reorganized its information services department by region and named four executives regional directors, all new positions.Jerry Burke, Paul Dussault, Tina Moore and Roger Squire were named regional directors...
Supervalu Adds Meat Marketershere has created several new category management positions for meat marketing as part of an effort to coordinate strategic marketing plans by realigning into marketing regions.In the Northern region, Wayne Eldridge has...
Soaring paper costs left many of this year's supermarket back-to-school promotions with reduced-count filler paper packs and fewer multiple-priced notebooks.In ads that broke Aug. 3, Winn-Dixie's Tampa, Fla., division played down many paper...
MINNEAPOLIS -- The idea of a one-aisle shopping experience for baby and toddler needs was evident in two chains SN visited here last month.In an area where Byerly's and Lunds strut their upscale stuff, SN found merchandising savvy in a store...
FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- Rogers Markets here has sold nine of its 13 stores to Supervalu, its Minneapolis-based wholesaler, as part of a downsizing effort. Supervalu subsequently has converted two of the nine stores to units of Scott's Foods, a...
Supervalu Taps Three Executivesre has named three executives to new positions.Tom Algeri was named corporate director of advertising production for Supervalu's retail services group.He has been with the company since 1982 and most recently was...
Senior VP Retires From Flemingos. here said John Hoffman will retire as senior vice president of category management, effective Jan. 1. Hoffman, who will be 62 on Jan. 1, opted to retire as a lifestyle choice, a company official told SN. He has...
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Dorothy Lane Market and its wholesaler Supervalu relied on extraordinary customer service to help win the gold in the second annual Retail Merchandising Challenge, a competition held during the International Dairy-Deli-Bakery...
MINNEAPOLIS -- Supervalu here has established a liason office in Tokyo to provide service to its largest export market.s customer base in Japan, as well as strategic planning.The new office is part of the Supervalu International division, Tacoma...