The most recent edition of Total Store Expo, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores’ gala merchandising and marketing exhibition, played out in Denver late last month, the third in a series of revamped and recalibrated merchandising extravaganzas designed to pull together the various merchandising and marketing components of a 21st century retail showcase. The
The just-concluded NACDS Total Store Expo in Denver held, to paraphrase Shakespeare, a mirror up to the chain pharmacy business, and the reflection it produced looked, in many significant ways, very different than it did a generation ago. The just-concluded NACDS Total Store Expo in Denver held, to paraphrase Shakespeare, a mirror up to the
How many times have you heard your customers in a panic say that today was someone’s birthday, or an important holiday, and they hadn’t even mailed a card, much less knew what gift to buy? How many times have you heard your customers in a panic say that today was someone’s birthday, or an important
The United States enjoys one of the safest food supply systems in the world; yet, according to recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 48 million people (one in six Americans) get sick from food-borne illnesses. The United States enjoys one of the safest food supply systems in the world; yet,
This issue of MMR examines the 100 largest markets for grocery, drug and discount retailers, an annual exercise we have offered for several years. This issue of MMR examines the 100 largest markets for grocery, drug and discount retailers, an annual exercise we have offered for several years. Mostly, the rankings affirm the dominance of
Several U.S. grocery chains will receive an infusion of excitement in October when an initiative designed to raise consumer awareness and knowledge about food and beverages made in Italy hits their stores. Several U.S. grocery chains will receive an infusion of excitement in October when an initiative designed to raise consumer awareness and knowledge about
Food and beverage is the largest retail category in the United States at $600 billion a year, but online sales of these same items are less than 1%. While books, electronics and apparel have seen significant sales shift online, the food and beverage industry has not. Food and beverage is the largest retail category in
Jack Futterman passed away earlier thus summer, at the age of 82. For an extended period of time he was a vital force in chain drug retailing, as he was in the larger world of grocery retailing. Jack Futterman passed away earlier thus summer, at the age of 82. For an extended period of time
In the wake of Walgreens’ merger with Alliance Boots at the end of last year, Stefano Pessina said that the process of bringing together two companies inevitably changes both. In the wake of Walgreens’ merger with Alliance Boots at the end of last year, Stefano Pessina said that the process of bringing together two companies