Larry Littman

This month supermarkets around the country will again be promoting often controversial appetite suppressants as well as meal replacements to help their customers shed extra pounds put on from holiday bingeing.Despite...

Books, driven by media publicity, are a category begging to be developed in supermarkets, according to industry observers.The potential to create in-store excitement and impulse sales are there. This was demonstrated...

CINCINNATI -- Kroger Co. here and Albertson's, Boise, Idaho, seek one source of distribution by signing exclusive agreements with New York-based publisher Primedia for the free directories and other publications found...

Walk down the seasonal aisle of many large supermarket chains this week and you'll see everything from outdoor patio sets, gas grills and lawn mowers to an array of gardening supplies, with many items priced well over...

These days retailers need to assume the role of a casting director in order to manage the star-studded lineup of high-ticket new formulations flooding the $2.7 billion shampoo/conditioner market, noted industry...

CHARLESTON HEIGHTS, S.C. -- Piggly Wiggly Carolina here, with 115 stores, signed Topco Associates, Skokie, Ill., this month to supply private-label health and beauty care items under the Top Care label. In doing so...

The surge in sales of in-home hair-coloring products has spawned a new generation of color-protective shampoos and conditioners with higher price points than regular hair washes.Since the last quarter of 1998, a slew...

A growing number of new premium-priced shampoos and conditioners, containing ingredients for specific needs, are having a strong effect on the business, and helping supermarkets gain profits in a category that has...