CHAMBLEE, Ga. -- As a small store whose extensive ethnic offerings have helped it grow a loyal Hispanic clientele, El Valu might seem to have "Wal-Mart-proofed" itself.Yet its owners know differently. That's partly...
Orlando, Fla., received more new residents from New York than from any other state in the late 1990s -- many of them Hispanic. So it's fitting that Cesar Ramirez, owner of three Bravo stores in the New York area and a...
CHAMBLEE, Ga. -- As a small store whose extensive ethnic offerings have helped it grow a loyal Hispanic clientele, El Valu might seem to have "Wal-Mart-proofed" itself.Yet its owners know differently. That's partly...
BOULDER, Colo. -- Wild Oats Markets here intends to open more of its "next generation" stores that offer the industry's latest experiment aimed at invigorating the center of the store.Wild Oats plans by mid-2005 to...
BOULDER, Colo. -- Wild Oats Markets here intends to open more of its "next generation" stores that offer the industry's latest experiment aimed at invigorating the center of the store.Wild Oats plans by mid-2005 to...
NEW YORK -- The Fourth of July holiday weekend provided a needed bang for domestic beer brewers. But holiday sales aside, these aren't such heady times for beer, analysts said.The difficulty of sustaining strong price...
Food Lion is increasingly direct-mailing customers coupons for things they buy often or have indicated an interest in, such as baby or pet items.For creating excitement, however, nothing beats a BOGO. Open Food Lion's...
NEW YORK -- The Fourth of July holiday weekend provided a needed bang for domestic beer brewers. But holiday sales aside, these aren't such heady times for beer, analysts said.The difficulty of sustaining strong price...
MINNEAPOLIS -- Fickle consumers are compelling grocery manufacturers to pursue several health-related product initiatives, even though the activity is exposing contradictory buying habits.For example, U.S. dollar...
MINNEAPOLIS -- Fickle consumers are compelling grocery manufacturers to pursue several health-related product initiatives, even though the activity is exposing contradictory buying habits.For example, U.S. dollar...