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Week of March 17, 1997


Knox Launches Knox NutraJoint

The Knox Company, a unit of Nabisco Inc. has launched an new dietary supplement called Knox NutraJoint, a gelatin-based product that helps maintain healthy joint cartilage and strong bone structures. Knox NutraJoint is a flavorless powder, formulated to dissolve easily in hot or cold beverages.

The Knox Company has established a toll-free number and an internet site and offers a free brochure on the product. Knox NutraJoint is sold in re-sealable 6 1/8 ounce canisters holding a 14-day supply.


Calgon Body Mist Enters Bath Category

Calgon’s Body Mists is a new line of after-bath sprays created to capitalize on the consumer trend towards lighter scents.

Calgon Body Mists, a division of Coty, is targeted to a younger customer, 14-to-24-years-old, responsible for much of the recent growth in scented bath products. The Body Mists line uses tag lines like "A Sense Of Harmony" and "A Burst Of Well Being" on its packaging to appeal to the younger bath consumer.

Calgon Body Mists are available in six scents: Vanilla, Morning Glory, Turquoise Seas, Herbal Meadows, Pink Grapefruit and Peach.


Coppertone Bug & Sun & Kids Colorblock Lauched

Schering-Plough Healthcare Products has introduced Coppertone Bug & Sun Sunscreen with Insect Repellent lotion, which provides dual protection against both the sun and annoying insects and Coppertone Kids Colorblock lotion.

Coppertone Bug & Sun lotion, available in SPF 30 formula for kids and an SPF 15 formula for adults, is waterproof and made with 10% DEET, the most common active ingredient for insect repellents.

Utilizing unique color indicator technology, Coppertone Kids Colorblock goes on purple and disappears completely after it’s rubbed in. The product helps parents make sure that their children’s skin receives complete sunblock coverage, and it encourages compliance and cooperation from kids because it’s fun to use. Coppertone Kids Colorblock lotion won’t permanently stain skin or clothing, and it’s hypoallergenic and PABA-free.

Other additions to the Coppertone product line for 1997 include Coppertone Oil Free Sunless Tanner Dark, the first mass-marketed oil-free sunless product, and Coppertone Little Licks cherry-flavored lip balm in a SPF 30 formula that protects kids’ lips from the sun, wind and cold.


Footactoin USA To Sell Time On In-Store TV Monitors

Dallas, TX-based athletic retailer Footaction USA will begin selling ad time on the 24-inch color TV monitors that crown the huge shoe walls in 430 of the chain’s 480 stores nationwide.

The private network, which Footaction believes is the nation’s largest teen-targeted television system, currently features 72 hours of MTV-style music videos each week interspersed with ads. Nearly one million teens shop at Footaction stores each week.

"Since our core customers are most interested in shoes, the shoe wall is the first place they go when they enter the store," said Tim Cincotta, Footaction’s Vice President of Marketing. "When you consider it takes about 30 minutes to find a shoe, get the right size, try it on, see that it fits...there’s a lot of time when they’re doing nothing but sitting and watching the video monitors."

Footaction has enlisted New York-based Griffin Bacal Promotions to help sell the 30-second spots, which will be blocked together in three two-minute segments and inserted between three 20-minute segments of music videos.


MCA Acquires Assets Of Former AllenMorrison Co.

MCA, a Massillon, OH-based designer and manufacturer of point-of-purchase and store decor materials, has acquired the assets of the former ALlen-Morrison Company of Lynchburg, VA. Machinery, tools, dies and other equipment have been relocated to MCA’s metal plant in Manchester, TN.

"We believe this acquisition puts MCA solidly in the forefront of metal sign and specialty metal products companies,"said Gary Hoyt, MCA President and COO.

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