Equipment & Design

  • BJ'S Posts Bigger June Sales, Lowers Q2 Guidance

    NATICK, Mass. -- BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc., based here, said yesterday that June sales went up 8.9 percent to $796.1 million, from $730.9 million last year. Led by strong performance in food categories, sales on a comparable-club basis grew 4.3 percent in June, despite a negative effect from sales of gasoline of about 30 basis points.

  • Kroger Hunts Winn-Dixie's SaveRite Shoppers in Atlanta

    CINCINNATI -- The Kroger Co. here is wasting no time soliciting SaveRite shoppers in the metro Atlanta market. On Wednesday, June 22 -- the day Winn-Dixie disclosed its latest plan for closing stores -- the Cincinnati-based chain ran a newspaper ad that included the message that Kroger "Welcomes SaveRite Customers!"

  • Consumers Trust Food Retailers and Manufacturers for Health Info: Study
    NEW YORK -- According to a national study, consumers are increasingly trusting food retailers and manufacturers to provide them with information on nutrition, health, and cooking. Conducted this month by knowledge services company FIND/SVP, among 1,000 consumers, the study found that 78 percent of those polled would have confidence in nutritional advice from a food retailer.

  • Costco, BJ's Report Higher May Sales
    ISSAQUAH, Wash. and NATICK, Mass. -- Costco Wholesale Corp. and BJ's Wholesale Club both racked up sales increases this past month -- but BJ's saw room for improvement as the company hoped for improved weather in the coming weeks.

  • GROCERY: No time for recess
    Grocers should bone up on what's hot for back-to-school, to exploit key food and nonfoods business during the season's window of opportunity.

  • FRESH FOOD: The news is out
    Food writers do a lot more than write recipes, and their coverage of local retailers can help stores get their own messages out to influential consumers.

  • RETAIL MANAGEMENT: Eyes front
    Coinstar is thinking about ways to help retailers turn the front of the store from a no man's land into a gold mine.

  • INDEPENDENTS REPORT: The almighty dollar
    Associated Wholesale Grocers of Kansas City, Kan. is spreading the dollar store gospel as the path to success against mass discounters.

  • ORGANIC PROMOTIONS AND MARKETING: Seize the day
    Major chains and organic food manufacturers choose Earth Day to collaborate in a big step toward mainstreaming the category.

  • INDEPENDENTS REPORT: The almighty dollar
    Associated Wholesale Grocers of Kansas City, Kan. is spreading the dollar store gospel as the path to success against mass discounters.
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