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American Rack Merchandisers Institute (ARMI), founded in 1952 and headquartered in Chicago at 10-149 Merchandise Mart,[a] was primarily a national trade association and research institute of manufacturers and distributors of housewares and other non-food items sold in supermarkets. ARMI and SMA (Service Merchandisers Institute) serviced ninety-five per cent of the leading chain store food markets, such as Food Fair, Acme, A&P, and Piggly Wiggly, and Kroger.

Executives and associates

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Executive director
  • 1954–1958: Leonard Bowden de Forest (1903–1963), Executive Vice President
Association presidents
  • 1953: Allen Levis
  • 19??: Alvin Monroe Driscoll (1918–2008), Wichita, Kansas
  • 1957: Barkley T. Berdan, Syracuse
  • 1958: Robert D. Boren, Dallas
  • 1962: Charles Harry Schlang (1914–2000), (board member or 6 years; also President of the National Association of Rack Merchandisers), moved to Dallas in the 1960s

Publications

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  • Information Bulletin

See also

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References

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Citations from Billboard