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SALISBURY, N.C. — Food Lion is promoting store brands with its MVP Classroom Rewards program.
When customers shop with their MVP cards, a portion of their grocery bill spent on qualified store-brand products will be automatically credited...
“It is clear to a small but growing number of retailers that big data is the only solid route to shopper centricity.”
— Bill Bishop, author of the big-data report
AMERICAN CANYON, Calif. — A 535-square-foot London re-creation complete with landmarks is being sponsored by Procter & Gamble at a Wal-Mart here in celebration of the Olympic Games.
The display includes a 21-foot Big Ben with a worki...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Spartan Stores here said Thursday that profits in the first fiscal quarter were pressured in part by the launch of its “Yes Is More” promotional campaign tied to its new Yes Rewards loyalty program.
For the 12-week qu...
SAN ANTONIO — The H.E. Butt Grocery Co. has partnered with 10 Texas bloggers for a recipe contest.
The third annual Meal Maker Challenge, which launches this week, is a partnership between H-E-B and ConAgra Foods.
For the next four wee...
EL MONTE, Calif. — The Vons division of Safeway, based in Southern California, will stop doubling the value of manufacturer coupons, effective next Wednesday, the company said this week.
The change will affect stores in the Los Angeles-San...
BROOKINGS, Ore. — C&K Market here has deployed Connected Payments, a cloud-based, software-as-a-service payment-processing system, across its Ray’s Food Place, Ray’s Shop Mart and C&K Market banners.
The system — provided by Dallas-based R...