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Many of the latest women's products to hit the market are hybrids, said Don Stuart, managing director, Cannondale Associates, Wilton, Conn. There has been a transition from class to mass, he told SN. Sun care and moisturizers are all-in-one items...
More than 20,000 Kroger shoppers have already signed up for the retailer's three-week-old electronic coupon program. They have registered their loyalty cards at Shortcuts, a free paperless online coupon service from AOL. Kroger is the first...
With big consumer goods companies set to make acquisitions, the natural and organic personal care products market should see strong growth in the years ahead. This segment grew to $7.3 billion in 2007, a 17% increase over the year before, Patrick...
Personal care products that stake a claim on being natural are multiplying. Consumer demand for natural and organic health and beauty care items is growing, and manufacturers are answering with everything from pomegranate lip balm to eucalyptus...
Whole Foods Market, Austin, Texas, recently developed a seal called Premium Body Care. The seal marks products sold at Whole Foods that meet the retailer's private standard for personal care products. Products with the seal are free of synthetic...
Safeway is giving shoppers a financial incentive to eat healthier. As part of its "Living Well. Feeling Great.” initiative, shoppers who spend $30 on participating products through April 29 will get a $10 coupon off their next order.
While magazines contribute much more profit than many other items, magazine suppliers will have to work hard to persuade retailers not to cut their space. That's the message that Thomas Griffith, senior consultant with the Willard Bishop...
Sobeys has tapped into the magic of Disney with a new co-branded food line that boasts Mickey Burgers, Princess Pasta Pals and other kid-friendly products. It's all part of Compliments Junior Disney, a new line from the Stellarton, Nova Scotia...
Keeping an eye on profits and sustainability, retailers are taking a closer look at efficiency in the magazine category. This became big news earlier this year when Wal-Mart Stores, Bentonville, Ark., said it would trim 1,000 magazines about half...
As demand for antioxidant-rich blends and conveniently consumable beverages continues to swell, grocers' ready-to-drink beverage sections are amounting to a sea of tea. The most commonly consumed drink after water, tea is also one of the fastest...