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As digital coupons continue to take off in the food industry, Price Chopper is promoting its partnership with Upromise eCoupons, online coupons that link directly to loyalty cards for automatic college savings.
Because many alternative oral care products address special needs, the issue of integration is a challenge. Some rinses, for example, treat dry mouth; there are toothpastes without fluoride or foaming agents like sodium laurel sulfate. Can these...
Supervalu plans to accelerate its use of everyday pricing in certain highly promotional categories at several banners sooner than we had originally anticipated, Jeff Noddle, chairman and chief executive officer, told investors last week at the...
Many retailers are evaluating kiosk deployment based on how well the self-service units fit supermarkets' strategic initiatives at the front end, which has often been a no-man's-land of real estate. Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores, Bentonville, Ark....
Whole health consumers may be willing to pay a premium, but that doesn't mean they won't try to save money especially when times get tough. According to a survey conducted by marketing firm Mambo Sprouts, 70% of natural and organic consumers...
With industry attention turned these days toward retailers that are casting their lines into the possibilities of the express-store format, it's easy to overlook the fact that Kroger has been swimming in the small-store waters for decades. The...
Sober-faced food retailers throughout the economically hard-hit Southwest are preparing for softer sales and an uncertain future as they move into the normally busy holiday season, top executives said. Retailers in the region expect a lean and not...