CVS CHOOSES 2 SITES, ADVANCES DRUG CHAIN FIGHT
The drugstore wars open on a new front here shortly, with the first two locations for invader CVS Corp.--one in the Loop and the other in Mt. Prospect. The arrival...
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LISTERINE’S STRIPS TO TAKE AIM AT TOP MOUTH FRESHENERS
Don't hold your breath, but still another mouth freshener--this item from Listerine--is about to hit a category that Altoids jump-started. Warner-Lambert's Listerine, long No. 1 in mouthwashes, holding 43 percent...
FUNCTIONAL-FOOD CONVERTS INCLUDE P&G, KRAFT
The burgeoning U.S. nutraceutical, or functional foods, category is drawing new players and firms that are expanding their product portfolios. Procter & Gamble is test-marketing a low-fat cracker called Prevesse,...
COLA COMPANIES ACQUIRE TASTE FOR FLAVORED DRINKS
The Joy of Cola--Pepsi-Cola's current ad slogan, launched with the 1999 telecast of the Academy Awards--won't come off as the most memorable of Pepsi's pitchlines over the years. Succeeding a...
NABISCO’S MOVE WILL FLAVOR BUILDING’S FATE
Nabisco Foods' decision to discontinue production at its West Belmont Avenue location not only puts more than 100 employees out of work but raises the question of what will happen...
LEGO SNAPS UP NORTH BRIDGE SITE FOR NEWEST STORE
The latest building block to The Shops of North Bridge, the soon-to-be-opened retail complex fronting on the Magnificent Mile, is none other than a brand of blocks that youngsters globally...
RIVALS MAY TEAM TO WHET APPETITE FOR CEREALS, MILK
With ready-to-eat cereal sales a bit soggy, category leaders are said to be tinkering around with a joint promotion with milk producers aimed at boosting overall volume for both sides....
CENTRAL GROCERS PUTS STERK CHAIN INTO ITS BASKET
Two of Northwest Indiana's top three supermarket independents are now in the fold of Central Grocers Co-Operative Inc. Central, which in 1998 acquired the Strack & Van Til chain, based...
RESEARCH FIRM MAY HAVE OPINION ON C/J RESEARCH
C/J Research, a privately held marketing research firm in Arlington Heights, is being courted by several outsiders, including Opinion Research Corp., based in Princeton, N.J. Sources indicate Opinion Research might...
SKIES GROW HAZY FOR AD AGENCIES AS UAL STRUGGLES
The skies haven't been very friendly for customers of United Airlines, and the result is that the carrier might seek a new advertising direction after it resolves the labor woes...