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DALLAS -- Frito-Lay has begun rolling out and installing 2,000 freestanding snack merchandising fixtures in power alleys at supermarkets and mass merchants across the country.The display units, dubbed Chip City, have successfully expanded total...
CHICAGO -- It could be a long time before most independent and small-chain retailers have the technological ability to scan coupons fully and participate in a more efficient coupon processing system.That was the sobering message delivered by Brian...
Supervalu Senior VP Is Retiringnklin, senior vice president of the Midwest and South regions of Supervalu here, will retire effective June 30. No successor has been named. Franklin has been responsible for the two regions, which encompass seven...
CINCINNATI -- A division president of Kroger Co. here said private label, including premium store brands, will continue to grow in importance for the nation's largest supermarket chain.The executive, Robert Hodge, president of the Cincinnati...
Ask retailers why private label made gains in top grocery categories such as cereal, soda and diapers last year, and they'll probably offer a simple answer, like this one:"It all boils down to price and quality . . . that's it in a nutshell," said...
CHICAGO -- Toymaker Lego Systems has found a way to obtain retail display space beyond what its market share would indicate: by offering a variety of merchandising enhancements that can be tailored to suit individual retailers."Through...
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (FNS) -- Wal-Mart Stores will make its first foray into South America on the backs of its Supercenter and Sam's Club formats. At the company's annual meeting here, which provided a glowing picture of the company's U.S. and...
Pathmark Names Executive VPhmark Stores here has named Neill F. Crowley executive vice president of merchandising, a new position. Crowley was executive vice president of store support at Vons Cos., Arcadia, Calif., until his position was...
MEXICO CITY , Mexico (FNS) -- Cifra, Mexico's largest retailer based here, isn't resting on its laurels.While it may have achieved sales of $4.58 billion in 1993, a 15% gain against 1992, the company is continuing to cut costs at the expense of...
WILLIAMS LAKE, British Columbia (FNS) -- In its 120-store invasion of Canada, Wal-Mart is sidestepping union labor much the way it has in the United States. The Bentonville, Ark.-based retail giant earlier this year bought 122 of Canada's 142...