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  • Supermarkets Casting for Sales on Harry Potter Book Release

    NEW YORK -- Stop & Shop, Publix, Meijer, and Kroger are among the supermarket operators conjuring up special events to promote tonight's release of the latest book in the hugely successful Harry Potter series, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," by J.K. Rowling.

  • Retailers Should Get to Know Their Chronically Ill Consumers: IRI

    CHICAGO -- As more supermarkets take on targeted marketing, the last thing they may be thinking about is whether or not their shoppers are obese or diabetic. But a new report from Information Resources, Inc. here suggests that since chronic sufferers are strongly influenced by their health conditions, retailers and manufacturers have an opportunity to develop relationships with them while simultaneously driving product sales across categories.

  • Manufacturers Making Strides in Better-for-You Products: GMA

    WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Consumer packaged goods manufacturers are responding in a major way to an increasingly obese and more health-conscious nation, according to new survey data released here by the Grocery Manufacturers Association.

  • Kmart Names Peter Whitsett S.V.P. and Merchandising Officer

    HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. -- Kmart, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sears Holdings Corporation, said today it promoted Peter Whitsett, 39, to senior vice president and Kmart merchandising officer, effective immediately.

  • Metro AG's CPFR Strategy Drives Solid Results

    DUSSELDORF, Germany -- Metro Group here yesterday released numbers that demonstrated the success of its collaborative planning forecasting and replenishment (CPFR) strategy.

  • GMA Changes Name, Releases Logistics Benchmark Study

    WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In aiming to more accurately reflect the scope and function of its mission, the Grocery Manufacturers of America has changed its name to the Grocery Manufacturers Association.

  • Giant Eagle Filling Computer Printer Ink Cartridges

    PITTSBURGH -- Giant Eagle, Inc. said yesterday that it is partnering with Courtenay, B.C.-based franchise Island Ink-Jet to refill computer printer ink cartridges for shoppers at three of its stores in western Pennsylvania. Technicians at those stores will refill empty ink cartridges for $4.95 to $17.95, a savings of as much as 70 percent vs. buying new cartridges, the partners said.

  • Costco Q4 Sales Jump 12 Percent; Comps Up 9 Percent

    ISSAQUAH, Wash. -- Strong international sales growth and the timing of the Fourth of July holiday, which added another day to the reporting period, boosted Costco Wholesale Corp.'s net sales and total comp sales for the 5-weeks ended July 3.

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