SCHENECTADY, N.Y. -- Price Chopper here has expanded its Eat Wise/Health Wise for Diabetes program this year into the Utica marketing area.Eat Wise/Health Wise is a consumer education vehicle featuringstore tours and...
SECAUCUS, N.J. -- Kosher food is moving into the mainstream and converging with other trends in Center Store, like natural, upscale and gourmet.The number of kosher consumers is increasing, in part because today's...
FREMONT, Mich. -- Gerber Products Co. has created a new program aimed at helping retailers better use cross promotions and the Gerber name to bring customers into the baby aisle.Account Specific Advertising and...
LAS VEGAS -- Front-end displays are an integral part of a new Vons store here, as seen in a recent store visit by SN.A large number of grand opening specials and seasonal items were prominently displayed at the front...
HASTINGS, Mich. -- G&R Felpausch Co. here has introduced a baby club in two of its stores and expects to roll it out chainwide next year.The centerpiece of the program, launched two weeks ago, is a personalized...
CINCINNATI -- Procter & Gamble here is working with retailers to create Baby Care Centers.The effort is based on P&G research that confirms shoppers want a one-stop shopping experience in the category, according to...
ARCADIA, Calif. -- Vons here and Lowes Food Stores, Winston-Salem, N.C., are using store tours to help children become knowledgeable about nutrition.Vons held a health and nutrition tour for elementary school students...
LAS VEGAS -- The frozen-food industry won't survive if its marketing programs remain status quo, said Jonathan Kramer, president of J. Brown/LMC Group, a Stamford, Conn., consultancy."If the frozen-food industry doesn...
LAS VEGAS -- Next year's National Frozen Food Month was discussed at a retail planning meeting at the National Frozen Food Convention here.The roundtable discussion touched on such issues as how store personnel can...
Consumer pursuit of new tastes combined with an increasing population of Asian-Americans is fueling the growth of Asian grocery sections in Center Store.For example, Hughes Family Markets, Irwindale, Calif., has Asian...