Supermarket News

Dale Buss

Articles by Dale Buss

Sales of greeting cards at Surefine and Suresave supermarket chains have been flat overall this year, but the retailers aren't neglecting the category

ONCE UPON A CAMERA

If the upcoming winter holidays are anything like the fall has been for sales of single-use cameras and film, Jim Pieprzak is about as anxious for Christmas

SELLING KOSHER

CHICAGO -- Kosher fresh departments require a firm commitment by all levels of management, since it represents one of the highest thresholds of customer

A FOCUS ON VALUE

Name The Cliche About Battle Creek, Mich: Soggy" business; "No snap, crackle or pop"; "Snap, crackle, bust?" -- and it's been heard or seen lately at

LIFESTYLE GLOSSIES

Supermarkets are building unique shopper relationships through custom magazines.Major players like Ahold USA, A&P, Safeway, Farmer Jack, Big Y Foods and

USING THE INTERNET TO SPIKE WINE SALES

There may be huge lessons for big supermarket retailers of wines and spirits in how one of the little guys - Village Wines in Nashville - is using the

CRANBERRY JUICE IS SWEET

Cranberry juice is embarking on a sales-growth spurt thanks to a wave of new, 100%-juice products and to an effective lid on prices -- and even some scattered

SKEPTICISM FROM SUPERMARKETS OVER NEW AGE BEVERAGES

The growth in sales of New Age beverages has slowed dramatically from the high-flying trend of a couple of years ago, and that seems to be especially

BUBBLE, BUBBLE AND NO TROUBLE

As the millennium draws to a close, it's not surprising that there are more celebratory Y2K or millennial-themed advertising campaigns and promotions

FILLING THE INFO GAP

When it comes to the explosion in direct-to-consumer advertising by drug companies of prescription remedies on TV, in magazines and elsewhere, Stephanie

DRUGS ON-LINE

Will supermarket pharmacies and drug stores face the same competition that bricks-and-mortar booksellers do with the likes of Amazon.com? It's actually

RETAILERS, START YOUR ENGINES

Call him a tough sell. But when it comes to the marketing appeal of NASCAR, Tom Haggai is a doubting Thomas no more.The chairman of IGA has authorized

RETAILERS, START YOUR ENGINES

"We're seeing not only more requests for account-specific stuff from supermarkets, but more requests for everything we've got related to NASCAR," said

TURNING THE PAGE

For a long time, supermarkets treated magazines like the day-old-bread bin: a necessary evil, perhaps, but not a product category that required or merited

HOLLYWOOD AGENT

Account-specific promotions tied to Hollywood home-video releases allow retailers to cut through the competitive clutter in the marketplace.It makes perfect