General Merchandise/HBC

General merchandise and HBC category news for the convenience-store retail industry

General Merchandise/HBC

Walgreens & the 'Blurring' of America

Drugstore chain "deliberately blurring many retail channels to fit how consumers shop today"

General Merchandise/HBC

Supervalu Selling Several Chains to Consortium

Includes Albertsons, Jewel-Osco, Shaw's; does not include Save-A-Lot

Walgreen rewards program, private-label benefiting from harsher flu season

Drugstore chain promotion leveraging People's Choice Awards

Company best known for making Spam picks up peanut butter brand from Unilever

Products

Hobson named SVP of marketing; Stein named SVP of U.S. distribution east

New Year’s Day a reason to party for Hangover Joe

Marketing study shows most moms will change buying habits in 2013

Metrics forum and assortment program to be held back-to-back

Differentiation is key, says SymphonyIRI Group

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