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foundation of every store is its Center Store Grocery Department.
It’s all about balancing the right variety of what today’s
consumers want. AG New England boasts a wide variety of the
leading national brands, new and emerging products, and the
most respected private label store brand program in the industry.
A well-organized team of buyers is dedicated to competitive
retail pricing and solid store profitability. Fulfilling the
grocery needs of retailers and assessing the variety and quality
of new product offerings is an ongoing process. A sophisticated
inventory management system assists in maintaining inventory
control and forecasting product movement to take best advantage
of deal opportunities and purchasing methods for maximum store
profitability.
Vital to the process of effective buying is communicating
and implementing promotional opportunities to formulate effective
merchandising, creative advertising and store promotions.
AG New England's promotional pricing and ongoing Temporary
Price Reduction/Limited Time Offer Program (LTO) offer retailers
limited-time-only, best buying opportunities on temporarily
price-reduced items with over 700 selected items available
per quarter.
The state-of-the-art Distribution Center in Pembroke, New
Hampshire, has sufficient space to allow buying in larger
quantities and taking better advantage of manufacturer/vendor
deals as well as future buying opportunities. Every retailer
has the opportunity to select products that best fit their
locale and customer preferences while exploring new product
opportunities and expanding the variety and quality of products.
Private Label Store Brand Groceries
In addition to thousands of national brand grocery items,
our Private Label, Store-Brand Program – Shurfine
– rounds out a store's offering. The Shurfine program
includes product throughout the store, but consumer response
to the quality and pricing of grocery items has long been
recognized for winning customer loyalty and satisfaction.
Shurfine has proven to be most beneficial to the Independent
Retailer’s quest to build an individual store identity,
and the growing interest in Organics is well served by
the Natural Directions line.
General Merchandise
A flexible General Merchandising and Health and Beauty Care
Program offers a wide variety of products, including private
label store brand items. An alliance relationship with Associated
Wholesaler, Inc., a retailer-owned wholesaler that is
highly successful in General Merchandise, enables AG New England
to fulfill every store's needs in this product category.
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