October 19, 2010 by MMR
Issue 10-18-2010, Opinion
Last summer a small group of retailers and suppliers invited by Emerson Group president Scott Emerson gathered in New York City to address the issues surrounding branding and the attributes that make a particular brand “nontransferable,” not easily replaced by a similar brand or removed entirely from the merchandise mix. Last summer a small group
October 19, 2010 by MMR
Issue 10-18-2010, Opinion
After a period of experimentation at Walmart that saw the nation’s top discounter recast its business in a questionable attempt to make itself more like the No. 2 player, the company has renewed its commitment to the principles that made it great. After a period of experimentation at Walmart that saw the nation’s top discounter
October 19, 2010 by MMR
Issue 10-18-2010, Issues
September 29, 2010 by MMR
Issue 10-04-2010
NEW YORK — Walmart is on the verge of a major push into urban markets with new, smaller store formats. Walmart is on the verge of a major push into urban markets with new, smaller store formats. A recent report in the Financial Times cited commercial real estate brokers who said that the retailer has
September 29, 2010 by MMR
Issue 10-04-2010
NEW YORK — Retailers should expect the upcoming holiday shopping season to be a bit better than last year’s, according to a forecast by Deloitte LLP. Retailers should expect the upcoming holiday shopping season to be a bit better than last year’s, according to a forecast by Deloitte LLP. Deloitte’s retail group projects total holiday
September 29, 2010 by MMR
Issue 10-04-2010
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreen Co. has promoted two of its executive vice presidents as part of a change in its organizational structure. Walgreen Co. has promoted two of its executive vice presidents as part of a change in its organizational structure. Kermit Crawford, executive vice president of pharmacy services, and Mark Wagner, executive vice president
September 29, 2010 by MMR
Issue 10-04-2010
NEW YORK — A number of regional supermarket chains are launching health and wellness initiatives in a bid to broaden their appeal to customers. A number of regional supermarket chains are launching health and wellness initiatives in a bid to broaden their appeal to customers. Mauldin, S.C.-based Bi-Lo LLC, for example, has begun offering flu
September 29, 2010 by MMR
Issue 10-04-2010
MINNEAPOLIS — Target Corp. has completed the redesign of more than 25 stores in the Twin Cities area. Target Corp. has completed the redesign of more than 25 stores in the Twin Cities area. The remodeled units are among the more than 350 redesigned stores that Target hopes to open by the end of the
September 29, 2010 by MMR
Issue 10-04-2010
LYON, France — The management of Carrefour SA unveiled a detailed program to revitalize its limping hypermarkets in western Europe at a special Investors’ Day here last month. The management of Carrefour SA unveiled a detailed program to revitalize its limping hypermarkets in western Europe at a special Investors’ Day here last month. Chief executive
September 29, 2010 by MMR
Issue 10-04-2010
CHICAGO — Lower-income and multicultural shoppers represent a $115 billion retail opportunity over the next decade, SymphonyIRI Group Inc. research finds. Lower-income and multicultural shoppers represent a $115 billion retail opportunity over the next decade, SymphonyIRI Group Inc. research finds. However, those consumers are among the most misunderstood and underserved in the nation, according to
September 29, 2010 by MMR
Issue 10-04-2010
NEW YORK — Pharmacies at supermarkets and mass merchandisers earned high marks for customer satisfaction in the J.D. Power and Associates 2010 National Pharmacy Study. Pharmacies at supermarkets and mass merchandisers earned high marks for customer satisfaction in the J.D. Power and Associates 2010 National Pharmacy Study. The annual online survey measures customer satisfaction with
September 29, 2010 by MMR
Issue 10-04-2010
WASHINGTON — The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) has tapped Scott Melville as its new president. The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) has tapped Scott Melville as its new president. Mellville currently serves as senior vice president of government affairs and general counsel at the Healthcare Distribution Management Association (HDMA), a trade association representing America’s