Month: July 2012

Canadian investors looking for bargains should check out their local grocery stores, whose stocks are trading at an attractive discount due to a looming expansion in Canada by Wal-Mart Stores Inc and Target Corp. …

Brady announced that it has added Spill Response Plus (SRP) absorbents to its SPC product line. The SRP absorbent works to prevent slips, trips and falls that commonly occur in the retail, grocery and hospitality markets. This smaller absorbent is an ideal solution for spills, including perfumes, soda, soups and milk. …

United Supermarkets has announced the launch of its West Texas iPhone app, now available in the app store as “United Texas”. The app will make weekly ads, product specials, recipes, and customizable shopping lists that can be shared via email available, as well as adding convenient access to their 2012 Red Hot Summer Game, which includes more than $4 million in prizes. …

Valassis, one of the nation's leading media and marketing services companies, announced results of a study indicating that today 90% of grocery retailers use weekly circulars as their promotion of choice although they clearly expect the increased influence of social media and digital to greatly impact their promotion tactics within the next five years. …