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There is no shortage of bath, body and beauty products, or of stores designed specifically to attract lotion lovers in search of a little pampering. Although specialty stores with a flair for inviting customers to stay, slather, sniff and walk...
Publix Super Markets has found a unique, interactive way to promote its new GreenWise Market format, which opened in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., this fall. The Lakeland, Fla.-based chain has just launched an interactive, educational website...
Ahold said it will accelerate the rollout of its Value Improvement Program at Stop & Shop and Giant-Landover, adding frozen food to its list of categories that will undergo a review and price reduction by the end of the year. In a conference call...
To coincide with the opening of ski season at major resorts in the Northeast, Price Chopper Supermarkets has expanded its ski ticket promotion. By purchasing the retailer's Ski Any 3 passbooks, which became available late last month and will be...
The holiday season is upon us, and special-order floral sales are on the rise at Associated Food Stores, Salt Lake City, according to floral buyer Annette Egan. Egan said that poinsettias are still the most popular holiday item in the floral...
The salmon story is one of the anecdotes Jim Sinegal, president and chief executive officer of Costco Wholesale Corp., likes to tell to illustrate how the company strives to enhance the quality and value of what it sells. When we started selling...
JUST ENOUGH PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. A new diet alternative, Portionpals, has sold over 10,000 units in four months. The product measures exact USDA-recommended servings for meat, poultry, fish, sides and dessert with five translucent discs that...
Recent research conducted by Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, found that the U.S. is lagging behind several other countries when it comes to the sales of certain health and beauty care products. The U.S. comes in 19th in hair color behind leaders...
Publix Super Markets aims to boost sales of its deli party trays, wine and other holiday entertaining products this season, with a new website, along with a free, new, in-store event-planning service. Just in time for the holidays, customers can...
It's a Perfect Storm of Opportunity. E. coli outbreaks in meat and bans on certain imports have consumers demanding food that's traceable; the explosive growth of the organic movement makes them nostalgic for simpler times; and the newfound...