North American News

Wal-Mart has considered switching to private-label spices, testing the idea by replacing McCormick products with generics in some stores, reports The Wall Street Journal. This could be trouble for national brand McCormick, who generates 11% of its revenue from sales to Wal-Mart, mainly by se...

Us retailer Kroger has opened its first Smith's Express store, reports www.Planetretail.com. The combonation fuel station and convenience store features snacks, fountain beverages, tobacco products, ice, beer, auto needs, as well as top-selling grocery and non-foods items. The first store is...

Toys 'R' Us has introduced an exclusive line of baby essentials marketed under its Babies 'R' Us brand name, reports www.Planetretail.com. The Babies 'R' Us assortment offers parents and caregivers a lower-cost alternative to comparable brands when shopping for essentials for their children....

In the latest of a growing wave of brand consolidations, Walmart has sent Glad and Hefty bags packing from its food-storage shelves, reports www.adage.com. Similar decisions are likely to play out across other categories over the course of the year, as Walmart steps up efforts to streamline ...

The great majority of U.S. households -- 9 out of 10 -- say they will be watching Super Bowl XLIV at home or at a friend's or relative's house instead of watching it from a restaurant or bar, according to a new survey by The Nielsen Company. This could be good news for store brand snacks and party s...





