«The ball / cluster innovation is interesting however because it is a new format, but they really fill the same need as the bars do: convenient, healthy snacking,» said Richard Gilmore, director of
center store category management at retailer Gelson's.
Richard Gilmore, director of
center store category management at Gelson's Markets, which stocks Perfect Bar, Wella Bar and Nelly's Organic Bar, told NOSH that the «consumer response has been huge.»
Not exact matches
Now half a year into its new leadership, Bobo's Oat Bars is making changes, trying to bring the fresh aura of the perimeter into the decidedly
center store - bound nutrition bar
category.
When you visit the
store, you'll see a list of personalized recommendations at the top, a list of
categories to the left, and links for the top 100 paid and free books in the
center.
The Chase Freedom ® is missing some minor
categories, including gym / fitness
centers and sporting goods
stores.
The pond department can be a profit
center for pet
stores that understand the unique challenges and opportunities presented by this
category.
While two concept
stores may not be a cause for concern, consider this statement from Steve Barbarick, executive vice president of merchandising and marketing for Tractor Supply Company: «The opening of two HomeTown Pet
stores near our
Store Support
Center in Brentwood, Tennessee, will be an ideal way for us to gain better insight into the pet and animal supply
category.
The Android - based apps will presumably be provided by JXD's own app
store, and are broken up into Apps
Center and Game
Center categories (48 icons each) when installed locally on the device to keep the home screen clutter down to a minimal.
Cracker Barrel offers job openings in three
categories: In
Store Careers, Home Office Careers, and Distribution
Center jobs.
Both regular and discount department
stores, which often serve as anchors for malls and shopping
centers, have plans to expand, in spite of what the report describes as «only modest sales growth volume in these
categories.»
The area's 71.3 million square feet of community / neighborhood
centers (often anchored by grocery
stores) had a vacancy of 7.9 percent; the 5.3 million square feet of power
centers (typically big box and
category killer
stores) had a 1.8 percent vacancy; and the 10.7 million square feet of unanchored strip
centers had a vacancy rate of 11.2 percent.