Monthly Archives: November 2009

The Candy War of 2009

There are only a few major confectioners, six to be exact.  And currently there’s a four-on-one cage match underway to see who can come out on top of the heap.  The world’s major players in candy are Mars/Wrigley, Cadbury, Nestle, Kraft, Hershey and Ferrero.  Mars bought Wrigley last year for $23 billion securing one of [...]

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DDI Video Report on JCPenney Manhattan

Display & Design Ideas magazine visited JCPenney’s new Manhattan mall store in Herald Square.  We’ve covered the store here before which drew quite a bit of attention for invading Macy’s territory. It’s opening in this particular location was perceived as a sign of the times and consumer desire for value.
Store manager Joe Cardamone is interviewed in DDI’s piece [...]

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It’s the Little Things that Make the Store

Several months ago, Angie Coleman, our resident C-store expert, published an article on CSNews.com entitled, “Top 10 Common Sense Tips for C-store Owners.” In that article, Coleman encouraged C-store owners to pay attention to the details, particularly bathrooms and cleanliness.  Now, I don’t know if the owners of Buc-ee’s stores in Texas happened across our little [...]

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Digital Media Platforms Create Lift

Last week, AdAge’s 3-minute video segment featured a story on a new digital out of home network called Wall Street Journal Office Network.  The company, headed by CEO, Jim Harris, operates a network of LCD screens mounted in office building lobbies throughout the country. The screens stream news from the Wall Street Journal as well [...]

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