Tense times boost demand for greeting cards, and suppliers are coming up with new lines and lower price points to make it easier for people to connect.
LANHAM, Md. - To combat the effects of hardship in the Baltimore-Washington market, Safeway is inviting its customers to help "round up" hunger this month.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. on Wednesday announced it has launched a comprehensive new campaign for its signature food item, WD Brand Prestige Beef.
TROY, Mich. - Kmart Corporation on Monday unveiled Urban Direct, a new entertainment and lifestyle newspaper supplement considered a key element of Kmart's multicultural marketing strategy.
LONDON - Two of the UK's biggest supermarkets, Tesco and Wal-Mart-owned Asda, have announced price cuts to lure shoppers through their doors, BBC news reports.
ST. LOUIS - Vital Voice, a newspaper that caters to gays and lesbians, is urging its readers to boycott Schnucks, which has refused to stock the paper in its stores, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
RALEIGH, N.C. - Supermarket chain Lowes Foods has launched a print campaign targeted to Hispanics in select North Carolina regions. A rollout to other markets is anticipated in 2003.
