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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Big Bear here has debuted a Blockbuster video department in one of its units, and plans to add two more by the end of the summer, said Tom Carton, president and chief executive officer of Blockbuster franchisee Buckeye...
SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- Cross-merchandising 300 assorted kitchen gadgets in grocery, produce, dairy and meat aisles has helped general merchandise sales at Community Cash Stores here jump about 11%. "The added gadgets space is paying off in big...
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (FNS) -- The French-owned Carrefour supermarket chain, Brazil's biggest, plans a major expansion in the country -- particularly in Sao Paulo, where Wal-Mart is making inroads. Carrefour, with 13 of its 38 Brazilian...
News & Solutions Distribution ReportA growing number of retailers are finding the best way to handle frozen and refrigerated products is to find another pair of hands to do the job.Retailers ranging from Grand Union Co., Wayne, N.J., and Genuardi...
With the popularity of in-store sampling soaring among brand marketers, retailers across the country are taking more control over the practice. Sampling may never be the same.Manufacturers wishing to do in-store sampling at H.E. Butt Grocery Co....
Stop & Shop Cos., Quincy, Mass., reported a 26.9% sales rise to $1.51 billion from $1.19 billion in the 16-week first quarter ended May 18. Figures include sales from 24 converted Purity stores and 17 Melmarkets Foodtown stores. Quarterly same...
SAN RAMON, Calif. -- This year, Safeway plans to stay locked-in on the same priorities -- slicing costs, boosting sales and improving capital management -- of the past three years, Steven A. Burd, president and chief executive officer, said at the...
TORONTO (FNS) -- With the sale of its U.S. retail arm last year, Loblaw Cos. here now is poised to reinvest in key domestic markets.Chairman W. Galen Weston told stockholders at Loblaw's annual meeting that capital from the sale of National Tea Co...
The supermarket industry gathers in Chicago this week for the annual Food Marketing Institute convention. Beyond the official agenda of seminars and speeches, there's always a hot topic that everybody talks about. Most often, this subject takes...
Slowly, but relentlessly, supermarkets are increasing their share of the sell-through video market, mostly at the expense of mass merchandisers.Retailers are gaining sales by increasing their presentations in the main part of the store, away from...