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Price Chopper Refrigeration System Is First in North America 

SARATOGA, N.Y. — Price Chopper Supermarkets, Schenectady, N.Y., has installed a refrigeration system in a remodeled store here that uses a carbon dioxide cascade design for low-temperature refrigeration in the frozen food and ice cream departments, Hill Phoenix announced this week....

Delhaize Group Sees Weak First-Half Earnings 

BRUSSELS, Belgium — Executives at Delhaize Group here said yesterday they expect a series of initiatives in the U.S. to help boost earnings 6% to 8% in the second half of the year, despite a decline at the corporate level in the first quarter, ended March 30, and expectations for more of the same in the second quarter....

Kroger Workers in W.Va. Reject Proposal, Authorize Strike 

WHEELING, W.Va. — Union workers at Kroger stores here have rejected a management contract proposal and given approval for leaders to call a strike, the union said....

Veteran Publix Executive Shivers to Retire 

LAKELAND, Fla. — Ed Shivers, vice president of risk management for Publix Super Markets and a 50-year veteran of the retailer here, will retire effective June 16, Publix said....

D’Agostino to Offer Home Scanning/Ordering System 

LARCHMONT, N.Y. — D’Agostino Supermarkets here has agreed to offer its shoppers the option to use a Wi-Fi-enabled home ordering system from Ikan, Stamford, Conn....

Refrigeration System in New Harris Teeter Store Cuts Refrigerant Use  

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Harris Teeter, Matthews, N.C., opened a new store here yesterday that includes the first installation in North America of a medium-temperature secondary refrigeration system that reduces the refrigerant charge by 97% over a standard direct-expansion system, according to Hill Phoenix, Conyers, Ga....

Target Matches Wal-Mart’s 90-Day Generic Drugs Offer 

MINNEAPOLIS — Target reported this week that it will reduce prices on its prescription and over-the-counter drugs to remain competitively priced with Wal-Mart....

Ingles Focusing on Top-Line Growth With Increase in Cap Spending 

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Ingles Markets here said yesterday it would raise capital spending to $200 million this year — an increase of more than 14% over the $175 million it said earlier this year it would spend. ...

Economy, New Competitors Slow Sales at Gelson’s 

LOS ANGELES — Increased competition and a slowing economy led to decreased quarterly sales at Arden Group, parent of the Gelson’s Markets chain, Arden said Tuesday. ...

Price Chopper Selects Supply Chain Applications  

LAS VEGAS — Aldata Solution announced at the FMI Show/Marketechnics here that Price Chopper, Schenectady, N.Y., has selected the Aldata G.O.L.D. Retail Supply Chain Suite to centralize merchandising and procurement and to improve replenishment management operations across its 116 stores. ...

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