CAMP HILL, Pa. - Rite Aid Corp. plans to build up to 150 new-format stores by 2007.The new prototype, called "Customer World," uses interior design to attract customers to the pharmacy and to differentiate from...
Strictly by the numbers, nonfood sales are limping into 2006.While not true for every retailer and every category, statistics reported by the major data companies Information Resources Inc., Chicago, and ACNielsen...
BOISE, Idaho -- People who buy kosher foods and consumers of natural and organic products are overlapping groups, a trend retailers are recognizing in their merchandising approaches.Albertsons here is piloting a new...
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. -- Sports-themed quarters at Piggly Wiggly here and at other major retailers across the country are inciting consumer excitement and spending. The promotion, which is also being held at Kroger, Stop &...
This holiday season, supermarket retailers may want to display fresh apples next to the pies as shoppers begin searching for party snacks.With winter festivities right around the corner, many people face the problem...
1) SNYDER'S STICKSHANOVER, Pa. -- Snyder's of Hanover, in cooperation with the Whole Grains Council's new "Whole Grain Stamp," has introduced 12 Multi Grain Pretzel Sticks. This new snack contains 8 ounces of whole...
RICHMOND, Va. -- Virginia retailers are bracing to fight a fuel-tax increase in the wake of the state's gubernatorial race.Timothy M. Kaine, a Democrat, defeated Republican Jerry W. Kilgore with 52% of the votes to...
LONDON, Ky. -- The Kentucky Grocers and Convenience Store Association has named George W. Griffin, chairman emeritus of Laurel Grocery Co., as the first inductee into the Kentucky Grocers Hall of Fame.In the ceremony...
WILMINGTON, Del. -- With research suggesting that the price of produce deters shoppers from buying more of it, retailers should offer coupons and conduct other promotions to boost consumption and sales, according to...
KULPSVILLE, Pa. -- During a two-month fund-raising drive in conjunction with Food For All, Clemens Family Markets here raised $7,000 that it donated to three local hunger-relief organizations -- North Penn Meals on...
