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Save-A-Lot is launching a major private-label initiative based on a better understanding of its shoppers, who are largely lower-income families. The two-year program calls for consolidating Save-A-Lot's line of exclusive brands, developing more...
National Retail Federation here on Friday projected that consumers would spend a total of $14.4 billion on food, clothing, gifts, flowers decorations and candy related to Easter this year.
Beginning today, Kroger shoppers can visit www.shortcuts.com, load online coupons to their Kroger loyalty card, and paperlessly redeem them at the checkout.
ROUNDY'S TAPS FITZGERALD FOR MERCHANDISING MILWAUKEE Roundy's Supermarkets here said it has named Don Fitzgerald group vice president of merchandising and procurement, effective March 10. He spent 28 years at Dominick's, now owned by Safeway but...
The next big threat to traditional supermarkets could come from SuperTarget, some industry observers told SN assuming it's able to get a handle on self-distribution while expanding and upgrading its perishables offerings. Others said Target faces...
When Midan Marketing and Shugoll Research set out recently to study how consumers perceive the many different brands available in supermarket meat cases, one of the first things they discovered was a surprising lack of brand awareness among...
The big trends at Toy Fair held in New York this month promise not to be too pricey for supermarkets to merchandise. After five years of tech toys leading the way, consumers and retailers are asking what else there is. The answer is toys, said...
Keeping it simple was the mantra at the Retail Showcase Seminar at the International Boston Seafood Show last week, in a session where officials from Encore Associates, Alpha Gamma Seafood and Price Chopper discussed topics ranging from operations...
Stop & Shop and Giant Food stores have cut prices on salad dressings, cooking oils and condiments as part of their transformation to Ahold’s “Low Prices Every Day,” program.