While retailers are gearing up for the big summer splash of video titles from last fall's theatrical hits, many say the biggest news in the video department is not a tape at all, but the DVD format."I hate to get rid...
Catalog represents pure profit as rentals.Some supermarket buyers say that the revenue generated in their video departments by catalog product is as high as 40%, and they feel that with a little effort, it could go...
Supermarkets are losing kids' video sales if titles are contained solely within the video rental department, according to a new study by Ingram Entertainment, La Vergne, Tenn.The best place to merchandise children's...
ENCINO, Calif. -- The Video Software Dealers Association here has decided to stick with a good idea. The theme for the 20th Annual Convention, Jan. 7 to 9 in Las Vegas, will be "10 Steps to Success," a program that...
WILSONVILLE, Ore. -- Hollywood Video here is looking favorably upon its chainwide program of renting selected children's titles for free and said its stores will keep adding titles."The free children's program is a...
Increasingly, publishers are targeting their readers through special interest publications (SIPs) that have become popular vehicles to generate additional single-copy revenues and build brand equity.For example, Des...
Wrestling videos may be taking the sports video charts by storm, but with their violent themes and racy story lines, do they belong on family-friendly supermarket shelves?Denise Darnell, video supervisor at Southeast...
OWENSBORO, Ky. -- Long sought after as an industry benchmark, the National Association of Video Distributors here and the Video Software Dealers Association, Encino, Calif., released last week the first-ever video...
LOS ANGELES -- Hoping to capitalize on a market looking for edited family entertainment, New Line Home Video here released "The Mask," starring Jim Carrey, in an edited version for family viewing.According to Pam...
FOSTER CITY, Calif. -- On-line grocery-delivery service Webvan Group here announced last week that it's expanding its product lines to include video games, electronics, videotapes and DVDs as part of what the company...