PORTLAND, Ore. -- Rentrak Corp. here has consolidated all of its video retailing operations under one new company, Blowout Entertainment.The new entity, headquartered in Effingham, Ill., now operates 155 video rental departments in supermarkets...
PHILADELPHIA -- Wal-Mart Stores, Bentonville, Ark., plans to equip all existing and future supercenters with in-store banks.The retailer will install bank branches in more than 100 supercenters scheduled to open in 1996. About half of Wal-Mart's...
SN REPORTK -- Is a 30% market-share solution in the cards for Super Kmart Centers, or is it an impossible dream?As reported last week, Dennis Carter, vice president of food at Super Kmart, Troy, Mich., told an industry group that supercenter...
TYLER, Texas -- Brookshire Grocery Co. here will introduce chainwide a kitchen gadget line from Bradshaw International, Santa Fe Springs, Calif., in January.The program replaces a private-label line supplied by a service merchandiser in a cross...
NORTH TAZEWELL, Va. -- Acme Markets of Virginia completes the rollout this month of a greatly expanded nonfood private-label line.In August, 150 stockkeeping units under the Select Brands label was introduced to the retailer's 11 stores. The...