Retail Media

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- With craft beers increasingly making their way into the mainstream, the segment captured more than 5 percent dollar share of total beer sales for the first time during the first half of 2007, according to the National Beer Wholesalers Association.

ALTOONA, Pa. -- Sheetz, Inc. here continues to serve up convenience, this time in a unique setting -- Raleigh-Durham International Airport - with a 5,000 square-foot store that marks the first such project allowed by the airport and the first retail offer at RDU's Aviation Station."

FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- SignStorey, Inc., a provider of digital media networks to the grocery industry, last week acquired Newton, N.J.-based Captive Audience, LLC, which provides digital media services in the deli departments of ShopRite and Big Y stores in New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey.

CHICAGO -- A lineup of leading industry executives will headline the agenda of The Nielsen Company's Consumer 360 conference, set for May 15 to May 17 at the Westin Diplomat Resort and Spa in Hollywood, Fla.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart Stores on Friday unveiled a list of the most romantic states as determined by customer data supporting key categories for Valentine's Day.

LONDON, K.Y. -- Regional wholesaler Laurel Grocery said it plans to offer retailer customers an in-store radio network to deliver marketing messages to shoppers using a medium it expects will provide more impact than traditional mass media.

NEW YORK -- Not since the big hairstyles of the 80s has gel and mousse been so popular. Diversity in personal styles and the acceptance of daily style alterations are evidenced in the surge in usage of hair gels, mousses, sprays, and accessories, all of which are stimulating growth in the U.S. hair care market, according to a new study by market research firm Packaged Facts.

DENVER - The National Cattlemen's Beef Association based here has appointed Midan Marketing, LLC, as its new public relations agency of record for its retail marketing department. The Chicago-based Midan has also served as NCBA's Retail Marketing program agency of record since 2004.