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It's been quite a while since the supermarket industry first heard footfalls of discount-store operators treading with their supercenter format into the food-selling arena.And -- let's face it -- response from the supermarket industry to this...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Mega Markets here is among the first retailers to take a new twist on supermarket banking: the automated loan machine.Four of the chain's 13 stores have recently begun offering loan services through automated machines located in...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- Ask Dennis Garberg and Elaine Stansfield to explain how their business has evolved, and pretty soon they trot out a visual aid."Dennis does this really well on the back of a cocktail napkin," needles Stansfield, president...
BOSTON -- The grooming products and personal care divisions of Gillette Co. here will announce a plan to expand its commitment to customer business teams this week.The addition of three account-specific teams beginning in the early months of this...
For the first time in my 25 years in the food business, I'm seeing brand marketers and retailers working together. The model used to be a salesman or broker sitting across the desk from a buyer haggling over price or the amount of promotional...
Growth of in-store bank branches continued to skyrocket last year when new installations rose 25%.last year, with 637 new branches having opened in 1995. The survey was conducted by International Banking Technologies, Atlanta.The growth may be...
The food-retailing industry has been awash with bad news for years when it comes to nonfood sales.Causing the scary news is the inescapable fact that nonfood sales in supermarkets have been eroding at a steady rate. Lost sales have been moving to...
Supercenter operators continued on the move during 1995. The three discount-store operators with supercenters -- Wal-Mart Stores, Kmart Corp. and Target Stores -- rolled out sites and continued to grow more sophisticated and attuned to consumer...
Efficient Consumer Response has finally reached the periodicals departments in major supermarket chains -- and it has struck with a vengeance.Since actions by Safeway and Albertson's to reduce their rosters of magazine wholesalers came to light...
NEW YORK -- The restructuring in the magazine wholesaling business shows no sign of slowing down after five torrid months, as more retail chains weigh the merits of consolidating their sources of magazine supply.Small regional wholesalers watched...