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United Supermarkets Retrofits Cases With LED Lighting  

LUBBOCK, Texas — United Supermarkets here has retrofitted low- and medium-temperature refrigerated display cases in all of its 47 stores with a light-emitting diode (LED) solution from Lumination, Cleveland, a GE Consumer & Industrial business. ...

FreshDirect Enhances Cell Phones to Improve Deliveries 

NEW YORK — Online grocer FreshDirect here has selected AirClic, Trevose, Pa., to facilitate the tracking of its grocery delivery orders from its Long Island City warehouse facility to customers' doorsteps. ...

Kroger Touts ‘New Lower Prices’ at Ralphs 

COMPTON, Calif. — Ralphs Supermarkets here, a division of Kroger Co., Cincinnati, is poised to lower prices at all of its Southern California stores tomorrow, according to an ad in Sunday's Los Angeles Times....

AG New England Posts 12.5% Annual Sales Growth 

MANCHESTER, N.H. — New retail customers, along with increased sales from existing retailers, helped Associated Grocers of New England here post annual sales of $315 million in fiscal 2007, the member-owned cooperative wholesaler said Friday. ...

Spartan to Open New Glen’s, D&W Stores 

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Spartan Stores here said it will open two remodeled upscale stores this week, including the debut of the Glen’s Fresh Marketplace banner today in North Petrosky, Mich. ...

Sustainability Council Launched at Super Floral Show 

ORLANDO, Fla. — The VeriFlora Sustainability Council, a nonprofit membership association dedicated to advancing sustainability in floriculture, was officially launched June 19 at the Super Floral Show here, June 17-20....

Affiliated Foods Southwest Selects Price Optimization Service 

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Affiliated Foods Southwest, a cooperative grocery wholesaler here, has selected Revionics, Sacramento, Calif., to provide its price and promotion optimization service to Affiliated’s member retailers. ...

Michaelson Replacing Parker as Supervalu CMO 

MINNEAPOLIS — Steve Michaelson has joined Supervalu as its chief marketing officer, replacing Susan Parker, who joined the company in that role last year. ...

Giant Food Rolls Out Low-Price Generics 

LANDOVER, Md. — Giant Food joined many of the major food chains in offering low-priced generic drugs with the introduction of $9.99 for a 90-day supply on some 350 drugs last week, according to Giant’s Web site and media reports....

Wild Leaves Wal-Mart for British Retailer 

LONDON — David Wild, who was said to be heading up the development of Wal-Mart’s small-format Marketside concept, is leaving to join British retailer Halfords Group as chief executive officer, Halfords said Friday. ...

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