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Ralph Raiola

Articles by Ralph Raiola

Will the name game of branding change the face of the produce department? Probably not anytime soon, and maybe never, according to industry sources questioned

AMERICAN SUPPORTS STRAWBERRY WORKERS

SALT LAKE CITY -- After signing an agreement with the United Farm Workers, American Stores Co. here has become one of the largest supermarket operators

PEAR GROUP HOPES BARTLETT DRIVE BEARS FRUIT

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The California Pear Advisory Board is trying to lure retailers into season-long commitments to its 1997 promotion program of Bartlett

FORGET ME NOT

Members of the retail floral community say supermarket floral operations have come a long way -- but they are still being hindered by perceptions of inferiority

GELSON'S GREATER FOCUS ON ROSES LEADS TO GROWTH IN SALES

ENCINO, Calif. -- Everything seems to be coming up roses for Gelson's Markets' floral departments.After stepping up its commitment in that area three

CYCLOSPORA SAID TO HURT SOME SUMMER BERRY SALES

ATLANTA -- Reports of several incidents of cyclospora infection linked to raspberries, which surfaced several weeks ago, are having negative effects on

RALPHS SOWS OUTSIDE ADS TO REAP GREATER COUNTRY FAIR SALES

SAN DIEGO -- Ralphs Grocery Co. is expanding its annual Country Fair summer promotion outside of its stores here, hoping to grab consumers' attention

FRUITFUL FOURTH

Supermarkets are busy lighting the fuses for their Fourth of July produce promotions, which are known for generating explosive holiday sales, according

FOOD 4 LESS DOLE DISPLAY IS TOP BANANA

SALEM, Ore. -- A Food 4 Less here was able to move more than 34,000 pounds of bananas in a promotion that lasted less than a week, putting up impressive

CHAINS PROMOTE PRODUCE WITH VEGETABLE FRIENDS

Some retailers are luring children and their parents into the produce department with a newly developed toy merchandising program that promotes fruits

WHOLE FOODS IS STRESSING SAFETY IN ITS PRODUCE CAMPAIGN

AUSTIN, Texas -- Whole Foods Market here is promoting the organic produce in its stores as a safe alternative to bioengineered produce.The promotion included

HOLIDAYS SEEN KEEPING BAKERIES' SUMMER SALES HOT

With summertime at hand, retailers interviewed by SN said they are relying on holidays in planning their bakery merchandising strategies to keep sales

FOOD EMPORIUM UNIT GOES FOR SIZE, VARIETY

FORT LEE, N.J. -- A new Food Emporium here boasts that chain's largest produce department to date, one that sports new sections and expanded variety.Among

FARM BOY SOWING FOR A FRESH SALES HARVEST

CORNWALL, Ontario -- Farm Boy Fresh Market, an independent operator based here, is reaching for a piece of market share with a large, powerful produce

REVAMPED FOODLAND FRESH GATHERING THE LONG GREEN

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Wholesaler Supervalu, Minneapolis, is chasing after greater sales in produce and other fresh departments with a revamped Foodland