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Safeway is using a unique form of sampling to promote its new Eating Right brand: For a limited time, online grocery shoppers get a free Eating Right frozen entree.
Socially conscious and health-focused fare are receiving top billing on prominently positioned endcaps. In addition to catching the eyes of shoppers to which these premium items already appeal, these displays are encouraging mainstream trial while...
The National Grocers Association seeks refinement rather than major change to keep its mission relevant for independent grocers, said Thomas K. Zaucha, NGA president and chief executive officer. Zaucha discussed his outlook for the independent...
Led by a yearlong test conducted by Big Y, a number of food retailers are participating in a program to replace manufacturers' paper coupons with paperless discounts redeemed electronically at the POS. According to program manager Unicous...
CONCENTRATED laundry detergents led the charge toward greater supply chain efficiency and made the most of more limited shelf space in 2007. Packaged in a smaller vessel but still packing the same punch, the category became the darling of Wal-Mart...
PRIVATE LABEL, especially organic options, got a big push in 2007 as major retailers like Safeway and Meijer introduced new lines and expanded existing ones. Safeway launched a 40-item extension of its O Organics store-brand line in the form of O...
Lowe’s Pay and Save, which operates 76 stores in Texas, New Mexico and Arizona, has selected Combustion Media’s AirShow In-Store Media Program, Combustion Media announced yesterday.
GMDC, the trade association representing nonfood in food retailing, has released a study, “Who Cares? Reaching the Family Caregiver Market,” which provides insight into family caregivers, which total an estimated 44.4 million people...