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  • VNU Kicks Off Media and Marketing Guide for Super Bowl

    NEW YORK -- With Super Bowl XXXIX just days away, several VNU businesses yesterday released a marketing guide based on in-depth analysis of trends related to the big game, combining data from numerous sources including television ratings, advertising expenditures, Internet measurement, album sales, box-office, consumer and lifestyle information, merchandise sales, consumer segmentation and targeting, comprehensive market research, and retail consumer sales for of the event.
  • Henry's Farmers Market to Hire Up to 220 Employees for Two New Stores

    GILBERT, Ariz. -- Henry's Farmers Market, Wild Oats' fresh foods grocery store, plans to hire up to 220 full- and part-time employees for its new stores here in the Gilbert Commons shopping center and Mirador Square shopping center. Both stores are scheduled to open in late March.
  • Wal-Mart, Sam's Club Get Heart-healthy in February

    BENTONVILLE, Ark. ¿ Wal-Mart and Sam's Club pharmacies will offer complimentary cholesterol and blood pressure screenings as part of two Healthy Heart Community Events this month to raise awareness of the nation's No. 1 killer -- heart disease.
  • Grain Foods Foundation Kicks off Public Education Campaign

    NEW YORK -- The Grain Foods Foundation yesterday launched a multimillion-dollar public education campaign to highlight the beneficial role that grain products, particularly bread, play in a healthy, balanced diet. The campaign, launched here and Washington, D.C., is the foundation's first effort to publicize the nutritional benefits of breads and grains.
  • Price Chopper Plans New Frozen Foods DC

    SCHENECTADY, N.Y. -- Golub Corp., parent company of Price Chopper Supermarkets here, has announced plans to construct a $15 million state-of-the-art frozen foods distribution center in Schenectady County as the retailer solidifies its commitment to that area.
  • CAC Expands Merchandising Force; Hass Readies for Super Bowl Promotion

    Irvine, Calif. -- As consumer demand for avocados soars to an all-time high, so too, does the demand for more retail merchandising support. In repsonse, the California Avocado Commission (CAC) has expanded its retail merchandising force through agreements with David M. Anderson, Texas; Sheila Carden, Mid-Atlantic/Southeast; and Cece Krumrine, Northeast.
  • FRESH FOOD: Special delivery

    Smart operators are pulling out all the stops to offer catering programs, cooking classes, and other tactics to excite shoppers and sell more perishables.
  • GROCERY: Top of the pops

    Carbonated soft drink supermarket growth is being fueled by diets and flavors.
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