In an effort to drive magazine sales at the retail level, publishers are collaborating with supermarket retailers and have hit the road this summer with several health promotions.Both Health and Prevention magazines...
Despite slow integration and sporadic distribution, sales of shelf-stable nondairy milk substitutes have continued to rise.Grocery retailers and manufacturers attribute the increase to soy-based milks and a growing...
More refrigerated coolers in the grocery aisles are a sure sign that some retailers have turned meal solutions up a notch.Supermarkets are using coolers to integrate refrigerated or frozen products into dry grocery...
Retailers have begun to realize that cross promoting magazines can pay dividends beyond greater sell-through. Efforts to merchandise selected titles within targeted product categories not only can boost profits, but...
Urban consumers are seeing greater selection and product diversity in the grocery aisles, now that larger supermarket units are returning to the inner city.Expanded product selection enables retailers to meet the...
Wyeth Nutritionals, St. David, Pa., has expanded beyond private-label offerings to a "master control label" under the Babymil and Babysoy brand names.As reported in SN, Wyeth Nutritionals began manufacturing private...
GREENACRES, Wash. -- As a result of its first "Needle in the Haystack" promotion, Tidyman's here successfully boosted sales on products in every department, particularly Coca-Cola brand products.The event ran in...
Supermarkets are stocking a greater assortment of products for birds and small animals, as part of an ongoing effort to effectively compete in the pet category with mass merchants and specialty stores."The reason for...
MISSOULA, Mont. -- The Buttrey Food & Drug Stores Co. unit here uses locally made products, ethnic foods and natural and organic choices as points of difference to appeal to customers in this college town.As part of...
SPOKANE, Wash. -- Rosauers' 12-Hour Produce Sale, held recently, generated significant store traffic and sales, SN observed during a visit to the independent's store in Kalispell, Mont.Organized chainwide, the 12-hour...