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MMR: Mass Market Retailers is a biweekly global news publication that serves chain headquarters personnel in the mass retail industry. The readers of MMR: Mass Market Retailers span across the following classes of trade: Supermarket Chains, Drug Chains, Discount Store Chains, Warehouse Clubs, Value Retailers and select Global Chains.

The experience of both the editorial and sales team of MMR: Mass Market Retailers allows our readers and advertisers to enjoy the benefits of a timely editorial product and access to an audience responsible for $999 billion in retail sales.

We are committed to providing our readers with a timely, accurate and informative editorial product. We also partner with our advertisers to establish long-term relationships designed to enhance and improve the selling process to the mass market retail industry.

Racher Press also publishes Chain Drug Review (www.chaindrugreview.com), the leading publication serving the $157 billion chain drug store industry.

June 22, 2009

Top Stories

Wal-Mart Builds for Long Term - The mood was definitely celebratory this month at Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s annual shareholders meeting, which featured several big-name entertainers. - Read Article >

Ackman Slate Rejected by Target Shareholders - Ending what is expected to be remembered as one of the most contentious proxy battles in corporate history, shareholders of Target Corp. last month turned back activist hedge fund manager William Ackman’s effort to install five nominees on the retailer’s board of directors. - Read Article

Three GMMs Are Named By Walgreens - Walgreen Co. has added three new executives to its purchasing team. - Read Article >

CPG Industry Bands Together - Leading food and nonfood consumer goods retailers and manufacturers have created a global trade organization with combined sales of $2.9 trillion. - Read Article >

McDonald to Become P&G CEO - Procter & Gamble Co. (P&G) will focus on developing markets for growth, according to new company chief Robert McDonald. - Read Article >

 

 

 

 

FMI, GMDC Synchronize Shows - Supermarket shoppers make decisions affecting their health and wellness throughout a store: in the produce department, in the over-the-counter drugs and beauty care aisles, and at the pharmacy. - Read Article >

Mass Market a Myth? -A new study convincingly shows that consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands actually rely on far smaller consumer segments for the vast bulk of their sales than traditionally. In effect, it concludes, market fragmentation is so advanced that the mass market is essentially a myth. - Read Article >

Opinion

Target Withstands Challenge - Abundant reasons existed for Target shareholders to have dismissed the frivolous attempt by a disgruntled investor to stock the discounter’s board with members sympathetic to the investor’s ideas as to how one of the nation’s premier retailers should be run. - Read Article >

Wal-Mart Not Happy Unless It’s Advancing - “If a company as powerful and well positioned as Bank of America was in the late 1970s can fall so far, so hard, so quickly, then any company can fall. - Read Article >

Top 10 Mass Market Retailers

Wal-Mart
www.walmart.com

Kroger
www.kroger.com

CostCo
www.costco.com

Target
www.target.com

Walgreens
www.walgreens.com

Albertsons
www.albertsons.com

Safeway
www.safeway.com

CVS
www.cvs.com

Ahold USA
www.ahold.com

Loblaws
www.loblaws.ca



Racher Press also publishes
Chain Drug Review

 

 

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