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Whole Foods to Roll Out Line of Toys 

AUSTIN, Texas — Whole Foods Markets here will role out nationally a line of 13 environmentally friendly toys in October, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. ...

Daymon Worldwide’s Brennan to Retire 

STAMFORD, Conn. — Daymon Worldwide’s vice chairman and immediate past president, Peter Brennan, will retire on Jan. 2, 2009, the company reported. ...

Quarter of Mobile Phone Users Respond to Offer: Survey 

NEW YORK — About one-quarter (24%) of those surveyed in a study of mobile marketing said they have responded to a mobile offer, according to the Direct Marketing Association here, which conducted the survey. ...

Retail Sales Slide at Nash Finch 

MINNEAPOLIS — Nash Finch here yesterday posted negative comparable-store sales and a decline in retail EBITDA for the second quarter....

FDA, CDC Lift Salmonella Warning From Tomatoes 

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention yesterday lifted their warning on fresh tomatoes implicated in the ongoing Salmonella Saintpaul outbreak that has sickened more than 1,000 consumers....

Higher Gas Prices Fuel Changes in Shopping Behavior 

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — U.S. consumers are compensating for rising gas prices by reducing their spending (63%), combining shopping trips (78%), eating out less (52%) and staying home more often (51%), according to Nielsen Co. research....

Whole Foods Store Recognized for Lighting Reduction 

LANDOVER, Md. — A Whole Foods Market outlet here has received an Environmental Stewardship Award from Orion Energy Systems, Manitowoc, Wis., for a recent lighting change that substantially reduces the amount of electricity used by the store....

Winco Sr. VP Strausborger to Retire 

BOISE, Idaho — WinCo Foods here said yesterday that David Strausborger, senior vice president of procurement and office administrator for its Woodburn, Ore., distribution center, will retire from the company after a 37-year career at the discount retailer, effective Aug. 9....

Harper Named to Management Role at NGA 

ARLINGTON, Va. — The National Grocers Association here has appointed Jessica Harper as its manager of industry and associate member relations....

House Committee Passes Interchange-Fee Bill 

WASHINGTON — The House Judiciary Committee yesterday approved the Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008, a bill that would require merchants and credit card companies to negotiate transaction fees....

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