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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Wal-Mart is testing a beauty boutique concept at two stores here to capture greater incremental sales of high-margin products in the cosmetic and fragrance categories.Although Wal-Mart refused to comment on the test, industry...
GREENVILLE, Miss. -- Services have been held here for Morris Lewis Jr., a leader in the grocery industry for more than 40 years and one-time chairman of Supervalu, Minneapolis.esident of both Lewis Grocer and its retail business, Sunflower Food...
Dos Filename %%s6n18&a.arc%%r for pet food sales, and supermarkets are following a number of strategies to tussle with competitive formats. Some examples: Carrying more top-of-the-line dog foods and fancier treats.-- Rainbow Foods, Hopkins, Minn...
During all the excitement earlier this month with earthquakes, profoundly cold weather and, of course, the big meeting of executives in Boca Raton, Fla., one of the more significant industry developments to come along in a while may have passed...
HARRISON, Ark. -- A goal of McKesson Service Merchandising division here is to leverage its buying clout in nonfood and better allocate trading funds to retailers on a regional basis.Newly appointed MSM President Bob Sigel told SN the company may...
BOCA RATON, Fla. -- The Efficient Consumer Response initiative kicked into higher gear last week as industry leaders gathered here to begin sharing pilot results and making how-to-implement recommendations.On topics ranging from category...
Carr Gottstein to Buy SupplierGottstein Foods here said last week it had agreed to acquire Yukon Express Services, an institutional food-service supplier, for an undisclosed amount of cash.Yukon, based in Fairbanks, Alaska, has annual sales of...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- H.G. Hill Stores here has slashed margins in health and beauty care to lure a steadier stream of traffic to the department at its 14 stores.The chain also cut its HBC margins several months ago, by 5%, in a move to draw more...
DALLAS -- Kal Kan's Pedigree pet food brand and Kroger supermarkets here teamed up in a joint promotion that sent 200 area shoppers to professional hockey games.ached Pedigree, which agreed to support a ticket giveaway.During a year-end...
SWEETWATER, Texas -- Extensive candle sections are brightening general merchandise sales at Lawrence Bros.' Fiesta Food.The chain here moves about 5,000 cases of candles a year to a largely Mexican customer base, said Walter Smith, supervisor of...