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Pharmacy is a large and growing business that can play a starring role in increasing store sales, said David Fong, senior vice president, pharmacy, Safeway, Pleasanton, Calif. Pharmacy is challenged by numerous issues, such as low margins on...
Bayview Thriftway has made a big thing of fresh, trolled Alaska king salmon with a special that kicked off earlier this month. With the help of trendy new chalkboard signs and a retail price that Bayview vowed to keep under $20 a pound, the...
Lower prices helped Loblaw Cos. here boost sales during its fiscal first quarter, but accompanying lower margins along with restructuring costs related to employee severance and other cost-cutting measures led to a net earnings decline of 61.4%...
Ingles Markets here said last week sales and earnings increased for the second quarter and first half that ended March 31, while gross margins were slightly lower as the company sought to protect its market shares and keep prices low. Net income...
Delhaize Group is close to launching a three-tier private-label offering across all its U.S. banners, Pierre-Olivier Beckers, president and chief executive officer, said last week. The line would include value-priced offerings under the Smart...
Giant Eagle is using coupons for its fuel rewards program in a bid to boost the loyalty of specific shoppers. The Pittsburgh-based retailer just concluded a test in which direct-mail coupons were sent to baby-aisle shoppers, marketing manager...
Demonstrating the power of in-store marketing, a number of supermarkets participated in a consumer promotion in partnership with DVD rental kiosk vendor The New Release, which had 43,000 consumer entries in 1,600 locations over a six-week period.
Delhaize Group is close to launching a three-tier private-label offering across all its U.S. banners, Pierre-Olivier Beckers, president and chief executive officer, said in a conference call yesterday.
SmartShop, a kiosk system that offers shoppers customized discounts on frequently purchased products, has been implemented by three Shop ’n Save stores in the Pittsburgh area, as well as three Foodtown stores in New York and New Jersey, San...
Ukrop’s Super Markets announced yesterday that Savings Spot personalized coupon kiosks have been installed at the entrances of all of its Virginia stores.