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NEW YORK -- VNU, the parent company of Progressive Grocer here, has joined forces with the In-Store Marketing Institute to develop a measurement service for tracking and evaluating the effectiveness of consumer promotions in the store

BENTONVILLE, Ark. - Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.'s head of marketing communications has left the company, after spearheading the chain's recent switch to a new advertising agency.

CINCINNATI - Kroger's fiscal 2006 is shaping up to be a banner year. The chain here said yesterday its third quarter sales increased 4.8 percent to $14.7 billion, contributing to a 15.8 percent year-to-date revenue gain and same-store sales gains of 5 percent with fuel and 5.3 percent without.

Growing retail walk-in clinics will help treat the ills of health care costs.

The Meijers gave birth to the supercenter -- but the family's more impressive issue is the closely guarded, consumer-centric culture of integrity and excellence it nurtures every day.

Christmas at Meijer is a study in mass retailing done right.

Independents and the folks who work with them inspire endlessly. Here are just a few.

The Hartman Group says its latest research shows that at best, shoppers are lukewarm toward card programs