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Chris O'Leary

Articles by Chris O'Leary

The era of communicating via Standard Interchange Language protocol may finally be dawning.With the Uniform Code Council, Dayton, Ohio, recently bestowing

WEGMANS TO ROLL OUT ENHANCED INBOUND FLEET SOFTWARE

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Wegmans Food Markets here will soon roll out new logistics management software that will enable the retailer to maximize the number

IGA PLANS TO EXPAND ITS USAGE OF INTERNET

CHICAGO -- The Independent Grocers Alliance here was set to push for a 25% increase in participation in a "members-only" section of its World Wide Web

STERN WARNINGS

A few trailblazing retailers are pushing to surmount what may be the greatest obstacle to continuous replenishment's growth -- inefficient vendor promotions.Retailers

TEXAS RETAILERS HOPE SURVEY LIGHTS WAY TO EBT-BASED WIC

AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas retailers are hoping a government-funded survey set to be released this month will recommend a way to move Women, Infants and Children

KING KULLEN ROLLING OUT AUTOMATED LABOR SCHEDULING

WESTBURY, N.Y. -- King Kullen here will begin rolling out chainwide this month automated labor scheduling software following tests in three stores, which

HANNAFORD BROS. TO EXPAND EMPLOYEE MANAGEMENT USE

SCARBOROUGH, Maine -- Hannaford Bros. here will expand its use of employee management teams to its newest warehouse while accepting that the program may

CHANGE SUPPORTING

Distribution is rapidly moving from a process based on what one wholesaler described as "pens and whiteout" to a seamless science with a foundation in

RETAILERS RETHINKING CHANGE TO CARBON-FREE COOLANTS

NEW YORK -- Retailers are challenging the wisdom of changing all refrigerant systems to carbon-free coolants and insist that a short-term strategy centered

PRICE CHOPPER UPGRADING ITS INVENTORY MANAGEMENT

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. -- Price Chopper Supermarkets here will equip its main grocery warehouse later this month with a new inventory management system designed

SUPERVALU USING TEMPERATURE MONITORING

MINNEAPOLIS -- Supervalu here is reducing the risk of perishable shipment spoilage by using new computer-based monitoring systems to detect truck temperature

ELECTRICITY DEREGULATION BILL LIGHTS RETAILER ENTHUSIASM

WASHINGTON (FNS) -- A recently introduced House bill that seeks to deregulate the nation's electricity industry faces a slim chance of passage this legislative

GMA BOLSTERS ROLE IN PRODUCTIVITY SHOW

MIAMI -- Grocery Manufacturers of America, Washington, hopes to demonstrate that its members are living up to the challenge of Efficient Consumer Response

SMART & FINAL INTERNET SITE TIGHTENS ITS VENDOR LINKS

VERNON, Calif. -- Smart & Final here has stepped up vendor communications through World Wide Web pages created exclusively for the 250 manufacturers enrolled

AHOLD, TEAMSTERS TO STUDY CROSS-DOCKING'S EFFECT ON JOBS

ATLANTA -- Ahold USA here is jointly sponsoring a study with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Washington, to determine the impact of the retailer's