‘Supermarket Spotlight’ Archives
iGo Potty app »
iGo Potty app from Kimberly-Clark Pull-Ups Tech-savvy parents who use iPhones now have a new tool to help tackle potty training – the iGo Potty app. Developed by the Kimberly-Clark Pull-Ups brand, iGo Potty is the world's first branded potty training app, from the leaders in training pants, designed to help parents keep kids engaged and on [...]
Safeway $4 million for healthy kids »
Safeway Inc. announced an important change to its eScrip fundraising program by asking schools and groups to allocate 20 percent of the more than $20 million in annual Safeway donations to fitness and nutrition activities.
Shop n’ Save New Mobile Club »
Shop ‘n Save’s Perks loyalty program got a boost with the official launch of its new mobile club. The program is powered by ShopText and You Technology. Initial offers will be limited to the Supervalu banner’s private labels — such as 75 cents off Shop ‘n Save cereal — but eventually include national brands. Consumer-specific [...]
Fitness checkups at Stew Leonard’s »
Fitness check ups at Stew Leonard's. Stew Leonard's recently brought into its Yonkers store nurses and doctors from Inter-State Diagnostic to conduct on-site physicals for its team members as part of its commitment to preventive health care, the company announced. Way to go, Stew!
DR Delish Coming to 6,000 Walgreens »
Ten snacks and beverages sold under the DR Delish private brand have made there way to end caps in more than 6,000 Walgreens stores. Walgreens acquired the brand as part of its purchase of drug chain Duane Reade in April. “Introducing the DR Delish line of products in our stores is one of the first big steps toward bringing the best of [...]
Safeway: 10% Goes Back to Schools »
Safeway here said Wednesday it is launching its sixth annual "10% Goes Back to Schools" program — an in-store initiative in which more than 150 food manufacturers help support schools and students throughout the U.S. Under the program, which runs until Sept. 14, Safeway will donate 10% of the sale price of more than 2,300 products to local [...]
School Salad Bars from Whole Foods »
Whole Foods Market its shoppers and Chef Ann Cooper, the nation's "Renegade Lunch Lady," have joined forces for a second year to help bring fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains and healthy proteins to school lunch programs and raise awareness around healthier school food through a project that will fund salad bars for public schools [...]
Kroger Beauty Brand Gets Bigger »
Grocery chain Kroger Co. is making a big push into the beauty business, this summer more than doubling its number of store-brand cosmetics, shampoos and other items while preparing to launch more products this fall and next year.
Diaper Change at Shoprite »
ShopRite has introduced new premium store-brand diapers that have what it says are national-brand features. ShopRite Premium diapers have extra leakage protection, stretch more to move with baby, and have comfortable and flexible fabric, according to ShopRite. “Here’s a diaper change that you can get excited about,” ShopRite, part of [...]
Stater Bros. profits down. »
Californian retailer Stater Bros. has seen its profits more than halve in the first nine months of its fiscal year. Net income for the 39-week period to 27 June dropped to US$18.7m from $29.8m a year earlier. Consolidated sales slid to $2.71bn, from $2.82bn. Around $72.6m of this was attributable to the sale of Santee Dairies in the first [...]
