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PITTSBURGH — Now that Hanukkah and Christmas are over, retailers have moved on to New Year’s promotions.
Giant Eagle here is advertising “New Year's Eve Good Luck Pretzels.” The Giant Eagle Facebook page explains that the traditional meani...
PLEASANTON, Calif. — Safeway is having success with its first Pinterest promotion.
More than 4,000 of its Facebook fans “liked,” and nearly 300 commented on, a Safeway Facebook post announcing a Pinterest sweepstakes to win a daily $50 Saf...
Supermarket operators have the opportunity to enhance the shopping experience by making online shopping easier and deploying other apps to speed the in-store process, said Richard J. George, a longtime professor at St. Joseph’s University’s Fo...
In 2013, digital media will drive how consumers find retailer information, comparison shop and talk about the experience with retailers, said Terry Soto, president and chief executive officer of About Marketing Solutions, a Burbank, Calif., co...
Frozen foods will be increasingly viewed as a healthy option in 2013, said Barbara Ruhs, corporate dietitian for Bashas’, Chandler, Ariz.
Since freezing is a natural way to preserve food, many frozen products have fewer preservatives than ...
Mobile phones have already made their presence palpable across retailing as a vehicle for coupons, price comparisons and location-tracking, but the technology is poised to have an even bigger impact on the shopping experience in 2013, predicts...
SAN ANTONIO — H-E-B will host a holiday beauty “tweet chat” tonight from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m.
The event will be hosted by Lisa Stauber, a Houston resident who runs the mom blog www.milehimama.com, and H-E-B beauty consultant Judi Marshall.
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A reminder of just how powerful online shopping has become came just weeks ago, when statistics compiled by IBM found that Cyber Monday turned into the biggest shopping spree to date with estimated online sales topping $1.6 billion, up more th...
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — Stater Bros. Holdings here posted increases in sales and earnings for the recent fiscal year, although fourth-quarter profits fell.
Sales for the 14-week fourth quarter, which ended Sept. 30, totaled $1 billion, an...
PLEASANTON, Calif. — Safeway is promoting the launch of its Pinterest page with a daily $50 giveaway.
“Not only has Safeway launched a Pinterest page, but we’re announcing our first-ever Pinterest sweepstakes,” the official Safeway blog re...