Wal-Mart and The News Group have confirmed that Patrick Bowman, most recently vice president of category management and analytics at The News Group, will join Wal-Mart as senior buyer for magazines and books. Mr. Bowman is due to begin his new assignment on January 25th. Source: CMG NewsLink Jan. 16, 2010
The Kroger Company has named Bob Niesyto as the new category manager for magazines. His predecessor, Dave Rustad, has been promoted to another merchandising position with broader responsibilities, including magazines. Rustad will be working closely with Niesyto over the next few weeks, as he transitions into his new position. Niesyto began his career with Kroger [...]
Wal-Mart’s “Project Impact” remodeling program for 650 of its stores will reduce magazine mainline shelf space by 20 feet, move the mainline from the front to the back of the store (in the entertainment department) and also decrease the number of authorized titles that will appear on each checkout aisle, according to a report in [...]
Although the company announced in the spring that it had put the second stage of its U.S. Fresh & Easy introduction on hold, Tesco is still opening stores and building a distribution depot in an industrial park in Stockton, CA, to service new northern California stores when they open. Plus, “property brokers say Fresh & [...]
This week, a series of videos on the safe and effective use of consumer products began running at Wal-Mart and Costco check-stands and video walls, as part of a public information campaign called Safe Marketplace sponsored and produced by Consumers Union. The initial series of videos – which focus on bicycle helmets, carbon monoxide detectors, [...]
Family Dollar Stores Inc.’s fiscal third-quarter earnings jumped 36%. The discount retailer also increased its fiscal-year outlook and projected current-quarter results above analysts’ expectations. The Wall Street Journal July 8, 2009
The self-described “select assortment discount grocer” takes an unusual approach — charging for bags and requiring deposits for grocery carts — but it succeeds at offering deep discounts without coupons. Based in Germany, ALDI operates some 1,000 U.S. stores. Their latest one in Maryland opens this weekend at 98 Chesapeake Blvd., in Elkton, on [...]
Among the key causes: recession-hit families seeking out more food bargains and eating at home. The New York Times June 23, 2009
Yesterday The News Group announced a new service agreement with seventy-five 7-Eleven in the Las Vegas area, effective July 8th. The wholesaler requested initial an distribution at 8 copies for the monthlies and 5 copies for the weeklies. (The complete list of stores appears after the jump.)
Heeding the conventional wisdom that bigger is always better in Texas, Kroger will break into the market with its most up-to-date (and largest at 123,000-square-feet) store at Grand Parkway and Mason Road in Richmond. The store is scheduled to open in October. The Gourmet Retailer May 21, 2009