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Nofood Manager Finds 'Very Little Breathing Time' 'There is very little breathing time in general merchandise; you go from Christmas into summer into back-to-school and back to Christmas, but that's [...]

Suppliers' Mergers Upsetting Brokers The aftermath of the upsurge of mergers involving major suppliers was the leading concern among food brokers interviewed around the country on the eve of the [...]

NEW YORK -- 'We are all mirrors; smile at your employes and they'll smile back at you,' is part of the philosophy of Ted Jordan, manager of Hilltop's ShopRite in [...]

What's in a name? Less and less when it comes to defining store formats, according to industry sources. Distinctions between various store formats, they said, are becoming blurred as retailers [...]

CHICAGO--In an atmosphere of optimism and improved support from manufacturers, nonfood buyers at last week's International Housewares Exposition here were looking to expand current lines and introduce new categories. John [...]

Hot Colors, European Designs Debut at Houseware Expo CHICAGO -- Hot colors, upscale appliances, European designs and packaging innovations were the stars of the International Housewares Exposition here. Plastics were [...]

Will Weigh Dates Of Houseware Expo CHICAGO -- Several buyers attending the International Housewares Exposition here last week expressed dissatisfaction with the show's scheduling. According to Sue Palmore, director of [...]

PHOENIX -- Consumer demand for one-stop shopping means that growth of the health and beauty aid category will be greater in combination units and superstores than in traditional supermarkets and [...]

Supermarkets are being more price competitive in general merchandise both seasonally and on an everyday basis, according to industry sources. Also, the 'hands-off' attitude many food retailers once had toward [...]

HABA Biggest Mover for Four-Week Period: SAMI Health-and-beauty aids had the largest tonnage increase and frozens and refrigerated the smallest for the four-week period ended Sept. 13, according to the [...]

NEW YORK -- Several retailers operating in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut are finding that profit margins of 25%-35% make shoes, primarily summer 'jellies,' 'surfers,' and slippers increasingly attractive [...]

NEW YORK -- Frozens had the largest gains in dollar volume and retail price, and the refrigerated group had the largest gain in tonnage for the four weeks ending June [...]

CHICAGO -- Bruno's Birmingham; Super Valu, Minneapolis, and Nash Finch, Minneapolis, were ranked first in a financial profile of retailers' and wholesalers' earnings and potential, published annually by First Chicago's [...]

First-Quarter HABA Unit Sales Up 10.5%, Towne-Oller Finds NEW YORK -- Health and beauty aid unit sales increased 10.5% in the first quarter and 8.6% in the 12 months ending [...]

Shipping Leads Buyers' Concerns at GMDC Parley Buyers attending the 15th annual health and beauty aid marketing conference sponsored by the General Merchandise Distributors Council here last week were mainly [...]

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. -- Fueled by the growing number of former prescription drugs that have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for over-the-counter sale, analgesics are considered the [...]

CHICAGO -- Nonfood buyers at last week's National Housewares Manufacturers Association exposition here said they were looking to upgrade their general merchandise lines with better-known national brands. Most buyers said [...]

Buyers Seek Promos, Ins-Outs at Houseware Show CHICAGO--Promotions and in-and-outs were on the minds of buyers shopping the International Housewares Exposition here last week. Buyers estimated 15-30% of all general [...]

NEW YORK -- Health and beauty aid unit sales increased 7.6% in the fourth quarter (excluding December) and 6.9% in the 12 months ended November 1985, according to Towne-Oller Trends, [...]

NEW YORK -- Health and beauty aids had the largest tonnage increase while frozens had the largest tonnage decline for the four weeks ended Nov. 8, according to Selling Areas [...]

Allumbaugh Says Combos, Superstores Must Pay More Heed to Nonfood Lines Supermarkets, as they build more combination markets and superstores, must pay more attention to nonfood because it is a [...]