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Depending on the climate of the area each store is in, the right time to start merchandising and promoting sun care products differs. However, as consumers become more concerned with caring for their skin, offering products early in the season...
Wedding bells will soon ring at Publix Super Markets when the chain reaches out to newlyweds with elaborate displays that marry ideas for the big day and beyond, including cakes, flowers and easy recipes for their home life together. We want...
Displaying private-label items in a horizontal pattern on a shelf just below national brands has resulted in a 30% increase in own-brand sales at Des Moines, Iowa-based Hy-Vee, according to Jon Tisch, director of supply chain sales and...
It will take a lot more than economic uncertainty to stop consumers from buying their favorite upscale hair and skin products. It's too early to predict consumer behavior during the slowing economy, some cautioned. However, while shoppers may cut...
HORTON STARS IN A DVD BURBANK, Calif. Who-ville has been remastered: On March 4, Warner Home Video will release the animated television special of Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! on DVD. Produced by legendary animator the late Chuck Jones, the DVD...
With the 50th running of the Daytona 500 one week away, Kroger is finishing the last lap of a major integrated promotion that includes dozens of limited-edition Center Store products packaged exclusively for its stores and featured on sale...
Loblaw Cos. officials last week recapped events of a tumultuous fiscal 2007 and faced questions about 2008 as its complex turnaround slowly proceeds. The retailer reported lower-than-expected earnings and reduced gross margins in the fourth...
Save-A-Lot hopes to gain a larger share of the lower-income grocery market by rolling out a series of marketing initiatives that are already helping to boost sales, Mike Jackson, president and chief operating officer of Supervalu's retail East...
Passion, curiosity and just plain knowledge have come together to help build cheese sales to new heights at Super Foodtown/Food Circus. Along the way, additional benefits have piled up benefits like an upscaled image, increased traffic and...
Despite rising petroleum prices, a gas tank fill-up will soon be a lot more affordable for more than 1,000 Big Y consumers. The retailer's $100,000 Fabulous Fuel Giveaway will award a grand prize of $2,500 worth of home heating fuel, and another...