BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart Stores will launch its Sam's Club and Supercenter formats in Brazil and Argentina.Wal-Mart expects to open two Sam's Club units and two Supercenters in Argentina next year and possibly...
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Super Rite Corp. here reported that earnings increased by nearly 50% during the first quarter ended May 28.For the quarter, income jumped to $3 million, or 32 cents per share, compared with $2...
First impressions count. Pharmacists say the food store customer's initial exposure to the pharmacy is likely to be through the first-aid department.By assisting customers with first-aid products, pharmacists can...
Changes are on the horizon for the bakery departments of Sam's Club and Price/Costco, the country's two leading wholesale clubs.Sam's is adopting an increasing number of bake-off products while Price/Costco is...
STAMFORD, Conn. -- Cadbury Beverages here is gearing up for the annual summer soda wars with an in-store sampling campaign and a new data base marketing program linked with a sweepstakes, special events programming...
CHICAGO -- A model category management study sponsored by Nabisco Foods Group and conducted by Cornell University researchers has yielded important results relating micromarketing with sales and profit improvements...
TOMS RIVER, N.J. -- Wakefern Food Corp. continued its wholesale club experiment by opening another PriceRite miniclub here. Wakefern, a cooperative wholesaler based in Elizabeth, N.J., teamed with retail member...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Recent data generated by Catalina Marketing here suggests that brand switching among consumers is less prevalent than commonly thought.The findings of Checkout Direct -- a time-based household...
NATICK, Mass. -- Wholesale Depot, an 11-unit chain of miniclubs based here, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.The filing was precipitated by sluggish sales and Wholesale Depot's corresponding inability to...
Wholesale clubs are cultivating produce for sales to individual members by providing more consumer-friendly packaging.Produce suppliers -- and their contract packagers -- are being presented with a wish list by clubs...