Equipment & Design

A distributor's new strategy aims to lure Chinatown shoppers to conventional stores such as a New York-area A&P.

Improved quality, line extensions, product innovation, and high margins crown private label as the dairy aisle's royalty.

ROME - Parmalat Finanziaria SpA executives are engaged in a desperate effort to rescue the foundering dairy products giant in the wake of press reports that it could be facing a hole in its accounts of as much as 10 billion euros (U.S.$12.5 billion), AFP reports.

Getting category management programs off the ground can benefit independently owned supermarkets and their shoppers alike.

Working closely with charitable products not only helps a good cause, but also has a positive effect on the bottom line.

TRENTON, N.J. - Raising cigarette taxes will only lead to broader tax increases across all categories, according to the Enough Already Coalition, a group of New Jersey convenience store operators, retail trade associations, and tobacco companies.

ORLANDO, Fla. - Albertsons has been named best overall in the Newspaper Association of America's annual Merchandiser of the Year awards competition.

A flood of new variations is turning a fluid commodity into a chic beverage, and increased consumer demand has made for a crowded dairy case.