SPINS and Mollie Stone's Announce Expanded Partnership and Key Account Service
SCHAUMBURG, IL October 6, 2008 – SPINS, the leading information and service provider for the Natural Products Industry, announced a new long-term partnership with Mollie Stone’s, a locally owned, independent supermarket chain in the San Francisco Bay Area. According to the new agreement, SPINS and Mollie Stone’s will launch a key account data service, providing category, brand and item-level retail sales information, specific to the chain.
This new service represents the second retailer with formalized key account data available for the Specialty and Gourmet Grocery Channel, and it will enable Mollie Stone’s to work more effectively with vendors and business partners.
"We are excited to launch this long-term partnership with SPINS, whereby we will gain valuable insight into the performance of our stores, the natural and specialty channels and its dynamic consumers," David Bennett, Co-Owner, Mollie Stone’s.
“SPINS has long been interested in the cross channel dynamics of Natural and Organic consumers purchasing Specialty and Gourmet items and we are excited to be working with Mollie Stone’s on a service that will enhance our mutual ability to track sales, execute merchandising and promotional programs, and make fact-based decisions,” said SPINS’ CEO Tony Olson. SPINS kicked off 2008 with a formal initiative to work with Specialty and Gourmet retailers and a partnership with Mollie Stone’s will only strengthen the service.”
About SPINS
SPINS was founded in 1995 as the first company to offer Natural Products sales data to the industry. Today, it is the premier provider of industry reporting and consulting services for this rapidly expanding sector. SPINS’ comprehensive offering includes retail measurement services, content-based reporting, consumer information and consulting services. Learn more at www.spins.com .
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