Displays & Signs

PITTSBURGH - Grocer Dan Serafin is trying a new method to deter shoplifters at his Food Market in Erie, Penn. - digital "wanted" posters.

MEXICO CITY - Mexico's antitrust commission has found Coca-Cola Co. and 89 of its bottlers guilty of trying to shut key competitors out of Mexico's soft drink market, The Associated Press reports.

BOULDER, Colo. - Natural and organic foods retailer Wild Oats Markets Inc. on Thursday reported record net sales for the year at $893.2 million.

Backed by $320 million in box office sales and a legion of worldwide fans, just putting "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" into mass release this spring on DVD and VHS would be enough to create a major retail event.

NEW YORK - Toys R Us Inc. said on Monday it is testing out kiosks at Ahold-owned stores in the United States in part to compete with Wal-Mart, whose toy sales now exceed those of Toys R Us, Reuters reports.

NEW YORK - This year's Store-Specific Merchandising and Marketing Conference -- being held April 10-12 at Disney's Grand Floridian Hotel in Orlando, Fla. -- is entitled, "Connecting with the New Consumer."

America Online Latin America, Inc. today announced a marketing alliance between its AOL Brazil subsidiary and Wal-Mart Brasil, which operates Wal-Mart, Sam's Club locations and a new local format called Wal-Mart Todo Dia.

Retailers are continuing to spend money on store design even in these uncertain economic times, according to the results of the 12th Annual Store Fixture survey conducted by Display & Design Ideas (DDI) Magazine with cooperation from the National Association of Store Fixture Manufacturers (NASFM).