Equipment & Design

The Food’s-ON™ Six Pack offers shoppers three desirable features: it’s completely self-contained, it won’t blow away in the wind, and it’s 100 percent eco-responsible.

When you use signage, you employ one of the best workers you will ever hire. This silent salesperson stands ready at all times, personally greets every customer, never takes a break, works free and most importantly, motivates customers to buy.

The New York Times spent some time interviewing college students, construction workers, c-store owners and others near the University of Maryland recently to study what it calls the “hottest drink category in the country” right now, energy shots.

Coupon usage on Coupons.com rose 212 percent for the first five months this year, compared with the same period in 2008, per a report released today (Monday) by the digital coupon network.

While retailers continue to adjust the scope, product offerings, design, and merchandising of their store perimeters, center store has remained basically unchanged for decades.

The October 2009 issue of Progressive Grocer will feature our editors’ picks for the BEST NEW CONSUMER PRODUCTS introduced since July 2008, providing companies the chance to nominate their new product(s).

Fans of the Mexican beverage Jarritos can now exchange their bottle caps for prizes including music downloads, CDs, gift cards, money transfers via MoneyGram, movie tickets, T-shirts, soccer balls, jewelry, MP3 players and HDTVs through Club Jarritos, a points-under-the-caps promotion for the Jarritos, Mineragua and Jarritos Kids brands. Anyone over 13 can participate.

Toys“R”Us has introduced “R” Market, a new, dedicated shop offering a wider assortment of grocery items within select Toys"R"Us stores across the United States. Now found at the front of over 260 of the company's 585 locations, "R" Market will roll out to additional locations nationwide later in the year.