The intelligence has induced Big Lots to expand consumables and home decor and abandon artificial flowers, to pull Nascar products from the West Coast and to stock four times as much liquid as powder detergent on the East Coast.
Lower prices in North America helped spur market share gains for products such as Gain detergent, dishwashing liquid such as Cascade and Gillette razors, which gained 2 points of market share to boast 74 percent in the U.S. male blades and razors category.
