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WASHINGTON (FNS) -- The North American Free Trade Agreement took effect on Jan. 1, but the primary gains for U.S. food retailers, wholesalers and processors will come over the long haul, not immediately, according to industry analysts."The most...
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- The proposed in-home delivery of movies through video-on-demand systems will have little effect on the burgeoning sell-through business.While on-demand systems will eventually hurt the rental business, especially top hits...
Healthy, fresh and good value will be the key words in 1994, supermarket bakery executives told SN.Emphasizing whole grain, fresh baked breads and creating variety with different touches to basic products are some of the ways retailers expect to...
Product change and diversity are driving the growth of the fitness video category. Consequently, retailers can expect a healthy "bump" in exercise tape sales this month, the traditionally strong selling period, but also throughout the year...
There's something about the start of a new year that seems to require a look into the future. Maybe it's written into the Constitution.So let's simultaneously acknowledge the impossibility of divining the future while bending to the tradition of...
WESTBURY, N.Y. - Wal-Mart Stores, Bentonville, Ark., has halted the development of a Sam's Club and Wal-Mart store here on Long Island.Company spokesman Trey Baker said construction costs for the combination site were "just too high, so we...
NEW YORK -- A major restructuring plan at Philip Morris Cos. here could mean lower prices to retailers, according to securities analysts who follow the tobacco and food giant.Philip Morris counts Marlboro and Virginia Slims cigarettes, Miller beer...
Frozen food retailers and manufacturers will soon learn more about the buying habits of consumers, as well as what customers think overall about frozen food.The American Frozen Food Institute and the National Frozen Food Association are in the...
WASHINGTON (FNS) -- The retail and wholesale supermarket industries say the Agriculture Department, in its second try at proposing a safe-handling and cooking label for meat, still has fallen short of the mark.In comments filed with the agency's...