COLD, COMPUTERS AND CHOICE
SAN ANTONIO -- Secondary-loop refrigeration systems and utility deregulation are just two of the hot issues flashing intensely on retailers' radar screens
FOOD LION GENERATES SAVINGS ON ENERGY
SALISBURY, N.C. -- Food Lion here plans to expand the use of store-level electricity generators next year to take advantage of electric rates one-third
EFFICIENT CONSUMER RESPONSE
Retailers are focusing on efficient product packaging and in-store fixtures to significantly reduce stores' handling costs. Such improvements could represent
NEW HANDLE CUTS RONETCO BAGGING COSTS
LEDGEWOOD, N.J. -- A plastic handle that makes plastic bags easier to carry is enabling RoNetco Supermarkets here, operator of six ShopRite Supermarkets,
KICKING THE TIRES
Tools that can track the costs of introducing a product throughout the supply chain, as well as those that attempt to predict each item's profit potential