Mass Market Retailers articles from December 2005

Mass Market Retailers archives from December 2005

A&P taps executive.(Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company Inc.)(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... A&P TAPS EXECUTIVE: A&P has appointed Jennifer MacLeod to the new post of senior vice president of marketing and communications.

Publix photo service.(Publix Super Markets Inc.)(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... PUBLIX PHOTO SERVICE: Publix Stores Inc. has introduced an online digital photoprocessing service that lets customers upload photos to the retailer's web site for editing and storage. The site also offers free online photo sharing and wireless...

Toys for storm tots.(Wal-Mart Stores Inc teamed up with United Way and CBS News to collect toys for katrina victims)(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... TOYS FOR STORM TOTS: Walmart.com has teamed with the United Way and CBS News' "The Early Show" to collect toys for the children affected by hurricanes Rita, Wilma and Katrina. The show is built around a gift registry called "Wishes for Kids" on...

Sears Canada payout.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... SEARS CANADA PAYOUT: Sears Canada Inc. has distributed the proceeds from the sale of its credit and financial services operations, which was completed on November 15. The board decided that about $2 billion (Canadian) of the roughly $2.3...

Marsh says it's time to weigh sale.(Marsh Supermarkets Inc.)(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... NEW YORK -- Executives at Marsh Supermarkets Inc. said late last month that they have begun to explore the possibility of selling the 75-year-old company. Facing increasing pressure in many markets from discount chains' supercenters, Marsh...

Final bids due at Albertsons.(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... NEW YORK -- Three groups of bidders were expected to make their final offers to take over Albertsons Inc. earlier this month. Those familiar with the bidding process have told The Financial Times that the supermarket and drug store chain...

Big change at Meijer: Larry Zigarelli resigned after seven months as Meijer president.(SPOTLIGHT)
December 12, 2005... GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- After only seven months at the helm of Meijer Inc., president Larry Zigerelli has resigned. In a mutual agreement with the company, the 47-year-old Zigerelli left the 171-store grocery and discount chain to move closer to...

Dreiling New Duane Reade CEO.(Richard Dreiling)(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... NEW YORK -- Richard Dreiling has been named president and chief executive officer of Duane Reade Inc. He replaces Tony Cuti. Dreiling comes to Duane Reade from Longs Drug Stores Corp., where he was executive vice president and chief...

Mass retail counting on the holidays.
December 12, 2005... NEW YORK -- After insipid sales last month, retailers were hoping that a pickup in December would salvage the holiday season. Analysts cautioned, however, that bargain-hungry shoppers might end up waiting for last-minute discounts. ...

Confusion drug benefit byword.
December 12, 2005... NEW YORK -- A month after Medicare beneficiaries began signing up for the federal program's prescription drug benefit, little of the confusion surrounding the plan has been alleviated, retailers and patients across the country say. "It's...

Wishes come true via Target, Salvation Army.(partnership)(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... MINNEAPOLIS -- Target Corp. and the Salvation Army have announced a partnership to create the Target/Salvation Army Wish List, an online site to provide essential items for those impacted by recent hurricanes as well as others in need. ...

BJ's warehouse in the works.(BJ's Wholesale Club Inc.)(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... NATICK, Mass. -- BJ's Wholesale Club Inc. has broken ground on a 618,000-square-foot distribution center in Uxbridge, Mass. The facility, scheduled to be completed in July 2006, will replace a smaller center and is expected to create over...

Dollar general has big plans.(Dollar General Corp.)(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. -- Dollar General Corp. plans to open a minimum of 800 new stores next year in addition to 30 Dollar General Markets, with some of the latter being conversions from traditional stores. The plans were disclosed in the...

Costco makes it easier for suppliers.(Costco Wholesale and Information Resources Inc. implements Costco Collaborative Retail Exchange)(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... CHICAGO -- Costco Wholesale and Information Resources Inc. (IRI) have announced the full deployment of the Costco Collaborative Retail Exchange (CRX) program across Costco's major food and nonfood departments in the United States. The...

Scoreboard.(for retailers)(Illustration)
December 12, 2005... SCOREBOARD Quarter Dollar % RETAILERS Ended Sales Change Albertsons (1) 11/03 9.95 bil -0.2 Big Lots (2) 10/29 ...

Biggest gainers.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
December 12, 2005... BIGGEST GAINERS Close Change % Stock 11/25/05 vs. 11/04/05 Change Circuit City 21.38 +2.79 +15.0 Cost Plus 19.52 +2.06 ...

Biggest losers.(MONEY)(Illustration)
December 12, 2005... BIGGEST LOSERS Close Change % Stock 11/25/05 vs. 11/04/05 Change Nash Finch 28.40 -2.80 -9.0 Saks 16.87 -1.32 ...

Most active.(MONEY)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
December 12, 2005... MOST ACTIVE Vol. (000) As a % Change vs. 1 Wk.Ended of Total 1 Wk. Ended Stock 11/25/05 Shares 11/04/05 Delhaize 57 0.1...

At Wal-Mart the outlook is bullish.(MONEY)
December 12, 2005... BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. saw strong sales growth in the third quarter of fiscal 2006, but net income increased at the lowest rate in four years due to the impact of hurricanes, rising fuel costs and other special items. But...

Target results Robust.(SPOTLIGHT)
December 12, 2005... MINNEAPOLIS -- With both sales and margins showing healthy growth, earnings from continuing operations at Target Corp. skyrocketed more than 30% during fiscal 2005's third quarter, exceeding Wall Street's expectations. However, management's...

Longs profits exceed analysts' expectations.(MONEY)
December 12, 2005... WALNUT CREEK, Calif. -- Despite lagging sales growth and gross margin contraction, Longs Drug Stores Corp. was able to leverage lower operating costs and interest expense into a double-digit bottom-line increase during the third quarter of...

SDM maintains momentum.(Shoppers Drug Mart Ltd.)
December 12, 2005... TORONTO -- Shoppers Drug Mart Corp. (SDM) saw earnings climb nearly 20% during the 16 weeks ended October 8, as profitability continued to be buoyed by strong top line growth, operating efficiencies and reduced interest expenditures. Third...

Big lots sees operating loss widen.(Big Lots Inc.)(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Despite deteriorating operating results, a major reduction in interest expense helped Big Lots Inc. pare its red ink for the third quarter of fiscal 2005, exceeding the expectations of both analysts and company executives. ...

Mass retail stocks mount rally.(retailing companies)
December 12, 2005... NEW YORK -- Shares of mass market retailing companies advanced across the board in November. Retailing analysts started to become much more optimistic about the prospects for consumer spending in 2006 as energy prices declined sharply toward...

Winds of change sweep landscape.
December 12, 2005... It appears that another round of consolidation in mass market retailing is in the offing. Various indicators--some obvious, some subtle--point to a continuation of the trend toward the top players leveraging their scale to enhance their...

Wal-Mart isn't always to blame.(Wal-Mart: The High Cost Of Low Price)
December 12, 2005... It turns out that one of the retailers who appeared in the movie Wal-Mart: The High Cost Of Low Price wasn't being entirely honest when he told the film's director that Wal-Mart put him out of business. The retailer in question owned H&H...

Fitch Says discounters to gain in '06.(store sales)
December 12, 2005... NEW YORK -- While retailers in the United States overcame some important challenges this year, a major ratings agency says the sector faces modestly slower growth in 2006. Fitch Ratings says slowing growth of the gross domestic product...

Argentina price deal.(Coto, Carrefour SA, Censcosud and WalMart Stores Inc.)(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... ARGENTINA PRICE DEAL: The government of Argentina says it has reached a two-month agreement with the country's leading supermarket chains that calls for the retailers to cut prices in an effort to reduce inflation. The pact calls for a 15% cut...

Australian exec dies.(Dick McMorron, Woolworths Ltd.)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
December 12, 2005... AUSTRALIAN EXEC DIES: Australian retail executive Dick McMorron has died. McMorron, who retired from Woolworths Ltd.'s Big W chain in 2003 after a long career, was brought back in March of this year to restore profit growth to the discount...

Sales drop in Japan.(retail sales )(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... SALES DROP IN JAPAN: Japanese retail sales fell 0.3% in October, marking the first decline in eight months. Some analysts worried that the dip in sales suggested that private consumption, which the Japanese government has credited with leading...

Loblaw pays dividend.(Loblaw Companies Ltd.)(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... LOBLAW PAYS DIVIDEND: Loblaw Cos. has given notice that it will pay a quarterly dividend of 21 cents per share on December 30 to shareholders of record as of December 15.

Tesco growth view.(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... TESCO GROWTH VIEW: Tesco PLC's worldwide operations will experience substantial growth over the next five years, according to a forecast from the international food and global think tank IGD. By 2010 IGD expects Tesco's global sales to reach...

Delhaize Group profit off 1% despite higher revenues.(GLOBAL)(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... BRUSSELS -- Delhaize Group reported a 5.1% increase in net sales and other revenues to 4.7 billion euros ($5.5 billion) for the third quarter of fiscal 2005. Net profit was 89.7 million euros, down 1%. "In the third quarter we have seen...

A first for Trinidad.(SuperPharm Ltd. opens its new drugstore)
December 12, 2005... PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad -- On a Saturday in late September something special happened on the relatively small island of Trinidad, located just seven miles off the coast of Venezuela. Prior to that day the 1.3 million people of that...

PriceSmart: expands in Costa Rica.(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... SAN DIEGO -- PriceSmart Inc., which owns and operates membership warehouse clubs in Central America and the Caribbean, has opened its fourth warehouse club in Costa Rica. The company now operates 23 warehouse clubs in 11 countries and in...

Japanese retailers retrench.(Dai'ei Inc. shuts stores)(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... TOKYO -- A wave of store closures are recasting Japan's retail map, as two of its largest mass market retailers proceed with restructuring plans. Daiei Inc., which has been teetering on the brink of bankruptcy for several years, shuttered...

Tesco sales 13.9% in quarter.(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... LONDON -- Tesco PLC turned in double-digit increases in total sales and solid single-digit gains on a comparable-store basis during the third quarter, but the pace, which faced comparison with an exceptionally strong performance in the...

Ahold operating profit surges.(Royal Ahold N.V.)(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... AMSTERDAM -- Royal Ahold NV recorded third quarter operating earnings of $302 million, more than two and a half times last year's $116 million. The company also announced a split of its U.S. Foodservice unit into two companies in a move...

HBC Says latest bid doesn't reflect true value.(Hudson's Bay Co., Maple Leaf Heritage Investments Acquisition Corp. )
December 12, 2005... TORONTO -- The board of Hudson's Bay Co. (HBC) has recommended to shareholders that they not accept the offer of $14.75 (Canadian) a share made to them on November l0 by Maple Leaf Heritage Investments Acquisition Corp., a company controlled by...

David Jones eyes 12 Myer stores.(plans to aquire Coles Myer Ltd.'s department stores)(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... MELBOURNE, Australia -- High-end retailer David Jones has shown interest in purchasing as many as 12 of Coles Myer Ltd.'s Myer department stores. David Jones chief executive Mark McInnes says the retailer is actively seeking a partner to...

Cencosud to grow in Argentina.(Cencosud acquires Almacenes Paris and opens store in Paris)(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... SANTIAGO, Chile -- Chilean retailer Cencosud will bring its Almacenes Paris banner to Argentina next year. Cencosud, which owns supermarkets, shopping malls and home-improvement stores in Chile and neighboring Argentina, purchased...

Two Dentyne Ice sugar-free flavors.(SUPPLY SIDE NEWS)
December 12, 2005... TWO DENTYNE ICE SUGAR-FREE FLAVORS: Cadbury Adams USA LLC has added two Dentyne Ice gum flavors to its product line: Avalanche Mint pellet gum and Wild Winter soft chew gum. Wild Winter is packaged in an easy-close envelope pack featuring a...

'Kronk's New Groove' available on dvd.
December 12, 2005... 'KRONK'S NEW GROOVE' AVAILABLE ON DVD: Walt Disney Home Entertainment is releasing on DVD Kronk's New Groove, a feature-length animated sequel to The Emperor's New Groove. Available on December 13 for $29.99, the DVD includes such bonus...

Black Radiance 2006 spring makeup line.(SUPPLY SIDE NEWS)
December 12, 2005... BLACK RADIANCE 2006 SPRING MAKEUP LINE: Black Radiance, a brand of Markwins International Corp., has announced its collection of lip, eye and face/body items to be introduced in spring 2006. The products will range in price from $2.99 to $4.99...

'Ooh La La' Greeting Cards In European style.(SUPPLY SIDE NEWS)
December 12, 2005... 'OOH LA LA' GREETING CARDS IN EUROPEAN STYLE: Premier Greetings, a division of Paramount Cards, has introduced Ooh La La, an extensive line of 117 greeting cards. The cards are rendered in watercolors, with leaf lettering and leaf elements...

Maybelline to launch Superstay Lipcolor.(Maybelline Holdings Inc.)(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... MAYBELLINE TO LAUNCH SUPERSTAY LIPCOLOR: Maybelline New York has announced plans to introduce in February 2006 Superstay Lipcolor formulated to stay on for up to 16 hours. The dual-ended tube contains a superconditioning silicone-based balm as...

Zak Designs expands 2006 line for tweens.(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... ZAK DESIGNS EXPANDS 2006 LINE FOR TWEENS: Zak Designs Inc. has announced plans to expand its 2006 Social Expression line by adding offerings that appeal to tweens. These items include an insulated compartment bag designed as a stylish lunch kit...

Frito-Lay restructuring in effort to fund future growth.(layoff)(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... PLANO, Texas -- PepsiCo Inc.'s Frito-Lay snack food division has announced plans to cut 200 to 250 jobs as part of a restructuring initiative. "Streamlining our business accelerates Frito-Lay's drive for greater simplicity, flexibility and...

Markwins integrates two units.(Markwins International Corp., Markwins Beauty Products and Markwins International Cosmetics)
December 12, 2005... CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif. -- Markwins International Corp. has integrated its two value units, Markwins Beauty Products and Markwins International Cosmetics, into a new consolidated division for the United States and Canada--Markwins North...

Times change for CPG.(consumer packaged goods, sales growth survey)
December 12, 2005... NEW YORK -- Sales growth has become steadily tougher over the past 40 years for manufacturers of consumer packaged goods (CPG). Moreover, an overriding focus on cutting costs and boosting efficiency during the last decade has diverted managers'...

Physicians Formula sets skin care line.(Pierre Fabre Inc.'s Physicians Formula brand launches skin care products)(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... NEW YORK -- Pierre Fabre Inc.'s Physicians Formula brand is expanding from color cosmetics into skin care. The company is launching a line of skin care products under the Derm@Home Sensitive Skin Systems franchise. First up will be the...

Mass brands hold own in blind test.(eye and lip products' comparative analysis)(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... NEW YORK -- Is drug store makeup as good as department store brands? ABC Television's "Good Morning America" recently invited a group of women to its studio here to compare a number of department store and drug store eye and lip products....

Physician Laboratories to distribute sebamed in U.S.(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Physician Laboratories has obtained the exclusive domestic distribution rights for the sebamed line of skin care products. Made by SebaPharma GmbH & Co. in Boppard, Germany, the line includes sebamed Classic for...

Mars gives CocoaVia a health food accent.(line of chocolate bars launched)(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... ALBANY, Ga. -- Mars Inc. is introducing a line of chocolate bars and chocolate-covered almonds that it says are aimed at health-conscious consumers. The new confections, called CocoaVia, are being made at a Mars plant here and are seen as...

Sara Lee to divest unit in Europe.(PepsiCo Inc. acquires nuts and snacks businesses)(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... CHICAGO -- Sara Lee Corp. has reached an agreement to sell its European nuts and snacks business to PepsiCo Inc. The 130 million euro (153.4 million) deal, which will see PepsiCo take over Sara Lee's business in the Netherlands, Belgium and...

Softener's solution to "hard times".(Liquid Fabric Softeners: usage and growth analysis)
December 12, 2005... When Downy[R] led the introduction of concentrated liquid fabric softeners in 1991, it represented the only product innovation to substantially grow category volume during the decade. After its introduction, the liquid fabric softener category...

MMR/IRI food and beverage report.(SUPPLY SIDE)
December 12, 2005... NEW YORK -- As consumers continue to alter the way they shop for food and beverages, retailers across several trade classes are experiencing a profound impact on their businesses. For chain drug stores the effect has been nothing but...

Supers get on organic bandwagon.(organic foods, demand, forecast and trends)(supermarkets selling organic foods)(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... NEW YORK -- As supermarkets struggle to establish a point of difference between themselves and the other retail trade classes that have been cutting into their business in recent years, one of the things they are finding most helpful is adding...

Selected food & beverage categories.(industry sales)(Illustration)
December 12, 2005... Selected Food & Beverage Categories By Dollar Sales Product Dollar Sales Cereal (Cold) $6.09 bil. Candy (Chocolate) $4.40 bil. Beer (Domestic, Premium) ...

Baby electrolytes-RTD.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
December 12, 2005... BABY ELECTROLYTES-RTD DOLLAR SALES $106.1 mil. * % Change vs. Prior 12 Months Total * +5.6% Supermarkets +2.1% Drug Stores +11.2% Note: Table made from bar graph. UNIT VOLUME...

Baby food.(industry sales)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
December 12, 2005... BABY FOOD DOLLAR SALES $878.6 mil. * % Change vs. Prior 12 Months Total * -0.2% Supermarkets -2.3% Drug Stores +4.2% Note: Table made from bar graph. UNIT VOLUME 1.06 bil. * ...

Beer (domestic, premium).(industry sales)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
December 12, 2005... BEER (Domestic, Premium) DOLLAR SALES $4.02 bil. * % Change vs. Prior 12 Months Total * +2% Supermarkets +2.2% Drug Stores +1% Note: Table made from bar graph. UNIT VOLUME...

Beer (domestic, subpremium).(industry sales)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
December 12, 2005... BEER (Domestic, Subpremium) DOLLAR SALES $1.51 bil. * % Change vs. Prior 12 Months Total * -2% Supermarkets +1.8% Drug Stores -2.2% Note: Table made from bar graph. UNIT VOLUME...

Bottled juices (shelf stable).(Food & Beverage Report)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
December 12, 2005... BOTTLED JUICES (Shelf Stable) DOLLAR SALES $3.45 bil. * % Change vs. Prior 12 Months Total * -1.5% Supermarkets -1.6% Drug Stores -1.6% Note: Table made from bar graph. UNIT...

Bottled water.(Food and Beverage Report)(Illustration)
December 12, 2005... BOTTLED WATER DOLLAR SALES $3.85 bil. * % Change vs. Prior 12 Months Total * +15.8% Supermarkets +15.3% Drug Stores +16% Note: Table made from bar graph. UNIT VOLUME 2.13 bil. *...

Breakfast/cereal/snack bars.(Food & Beverage Report)(Illustration)
December 12, 2005... BREAKFAST/CEREAL/SNACK BARS DOLLAR SALES $534.4 mil. * % Change vs. Prior 12 Months Total * +3.1% Supermarkets +4.3% Drug Stores -9.7% Note: Table made from bar graph. UNIT VOLUME...

Candy (Chocolate).(Food and Beverage Report)(Illustration)
December 12, 2005... CANDY (CHOCOLATE) DOLLAR SALES $4.4 bil. * % Change vs. Prior 12 Months Total * -0.4% Supermarkets -0.8% Drug Stores -0.1% Note: Table made from bar graph. UNIT VOLUME 3.39 bil....

Candy (nonchocolate).(Food & Beverage Report)(Illustration)
December 12, 2005... CANDY (Nonchocolate) DOLLAR SALES $2.29 bil. * % Change vs. Prior 12 Months Total * -1.4% Supermarkets -1.9% Drug Stores +0.2% Note: Table made from bar graph. UNIT VOLUME 1.88...

Ceral (cold).(Food )(Illustration)
December 12, 2005... CEREAL (Cold) DOLLAR SALES $6.09 bil. * % Change vs. Prior 12 Months Total * -0.4% Supermarkets -1% Drug Stores +10.6% Note: Table made from bar graph. UNIT VOLUME 2.1 bil. *...

Coffee.(Food & Beverage Report)(Illustration)
December 12, 2005... Coffee DOLLAR SALES $2.82 bil. * % Change vs. Prior 12 Months Total * +5.7% Supermarkets +4.8% Drug Stores +25.4% Note: Table made from bar graph. UNIT VOLUME 679.2 mil. * %...

Cookies.(Food & Beverage Report)(Illustration)
December 12, 2005... COOKIES DOLLAR SALES $3.66 bil. * % Change vs. Prior 12 Months Total * +0.6% Supermarkets -0.6% Drug Stores +14.9% Note: Table made from bar graph. UNIT VOLUME 1.76 bil. * %...

Crackers.(Food & Beverage Report)(Illustration)
December 12, 2005... CRACKERS DOLLAR SALES $3.13 bil. * % Change vs. Prior 12 Months Total * -0.5% Supermarkets -0.8% Drug Stores +10.2% Note: Table made from bar graph. UNIT VOLUME 1.46 bil. * ...

Dry packaged dinners.(Food & Beverage Report)(Illustration)
December 12, 2005... DRY PACKAGED DINNERS DOLLAR SALES $1.41 bil. * % Change vs. Prior 12 Months Total * -4% Supermarkets -4.3% Drug Stores -6% Note: Table made from bar graph. UNIT VOLUME 1.03...

Energy drinks.(Food & Beverage Report)(Illustration)
December 12, 2005... ENERGY DRINKS DOLLAR SALES $392.6 mil. * % Change vs. Prior 12 Months Total * +69.2% Supermarkets +68.5% Drug Stores +61% Note: Table made from bar graph. UNIT VOLUME 153.6 mil....

Potato chips.(Food )(Illustration)
December 12, 2005... POTATO CHIPS DOLLAR SALES $2.63 bil. * % Change vs. Prior 12 Months Total * +1.7% Supermarkets +1.4% Drug Stores +7.7% Note: Table made from bar graph. UNIT VOLUME 1.58 bil. *...

Snacks (Miscellaneous).(Food Report)(Illustration)
December 12, 2005... SNACKS (Miscellaneous) DOLLAR SALES $154.6 mil. * % Change vs. Prior 12 Months Total * +15.3% Supermarkets +11.5% Drug Stores +18.7% Note: Table made from bar graph. UNIT VOLUME...

Soup.(Food & Beverage Report)(Illustration)
December 12, 2005... SOUP DOLLAR SALES $3.7 bil. * % Change vs. Prior 12 Months Total * +0.9% Supermarkets +0.6% Drug Stores +6.9% Note: Table made from bar graph. UNIT VOLUME 3.84 bil. * %...

Sports drinks.(Illustration)
December 12, 2005... SPORTS DRINKS DOLLAR SALES $1.38 bil. * % Change vs. Prior 12 Months Total * +18.9% Supermarkets +18.1% Drug Stores +25.3% Note: Table made from bar graph. UNIT VOLUME 769.5 mil. *...

Tortilla/tostada chips.(Food & Beverage Report)(Illustration)
December 12, 2005... TORTILLA/TOSTADA CHIPS DOLLAR SALES $1.85 bil. * % Change vs. Prior 12 Months Total * +1.5% Supermarkets +1.4% Drug Stores +12.5% Note: Table made from bar graph. UNIT VOLUME...

New giant eagle store brand targets high-end customers.(Giant Eagle Inc.)(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... PITTSBURGH--Giant Eagle Inc. is promoting a new premium store brand--Market District--that targets gourmet food enthusiasts. The line complements the chain's Valu Time opening-price-point private label collection. According to vice...

Wal-Mart.(Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s sales)(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... WAL-MART: A weekly circular for upstate New York, good from November 25 to December 1, featured rollbacks on three Gillette Co. Oral B power toothbrushes and on one Philips Oral Healthcare Inc. Sonicare power brush. Oral B Triumph Professional...

Walgreens.(marketing)(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... WALGREENS: A weekly circular for New York City, good from November 20 to November 26, featured a "buy one, get one free" offer for PepsiCo Inc.'s Lay's potato chips selling for $2.99, limited to four. Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc.'s 64-ounce...

Kroger.(marketing)(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... KROGER: The supermarket operator highlighted several offers on its online flyer for Brandon, Miss., that were good through November 16. These included Eastman Kodak Co.'s onetime-use Kodak Fun Saver camera, 27 exposures, for $3.99 with card;...

Target.(marketing)(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... TARGET: An online flyer for Appleton, Wis., good through November 26, featured a Disney Enterprises Inc. Bambi DVD for $13.88; Target's exclusive Choxie brand of high-end chocolate Truffle Temptations (seven) and selected others, 3.28 ounces,...