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New Green Products at Duane Reade 

NEW YORK — Drug chain Duane Reade will roll out new organic and eco-friendly private-label products tomorrow, as well as a new loyalty program to encourage green purchases, SN has learned....

A&P, Stop & Shop Commemorate Earth Day 

MONTVALE, N.J. — A&P is linking a paperless coupon for a free reusable Elizabeth Haub bag to shopper loyalty cards. ...

ShopRite Owner Offers Food Desert Solutions to Congress 

WASHINGTON — In testimony yesterday before the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry, Jeffrey Brown, president and chief executive officer, Brown’s Super Stores, Westville, N.J., offered suggestions on how the federal government can address the issue of “food deserts” — urban and rural areas underserved by conventional supermarkets. ...

Bi-Lo Pumps Free Gas in Fuelperks! Re-Launch 

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Bi-Lo, Mauldin, S.C., sponsored a “Free Gas Wednesday” this week at an Exxon gas station here to re-launch fuelperks! in this market. ...

Asda Plans More Small-Format Stores 

LEEDS, U.K. — Wal-Mart's Asda chain here is planning to expand its fledgling smaller-format supermarket format in the U.K. to 100 locations by 2013, the company told analysts and investors at a meeting Thursday. ...

Whole Foods Seeks London Sites 

LONDON — Whole Foods Market, Austin, Texas, said it is actively seeking store sites in London after several years of inactivity in the United Kingdom. ...

Ahold Relocates Some HQ Functions 

QUINCY, Mass. — Ahold USA here on Thursday said it would base its non-perishable and fresh merchandising functions in its Carlisle, Pa., offices as part of an ongoing reorganization first announced last November. ...

Food For All Raises $4M-Plus 

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Food For All here said Wednesday it raised more than $4.05 million during the 2009 Food For All holiday season fundraising campaign. ...

Fresh & Easy Gives Away Reusable Bags 

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market is distributing a coupon for a free canvas bag redeemable now through Earth Day, April 22, by customers spending $20 or more. ...

Food Lion Launches ‘Low Price Heritage’ Campaign 

SALISBURY, N.C. — Food Lion on Wednesday debuted a new advertising campaign highlighting its recent price-lowering efforts and featuring testimonials from its president, Cathy Green. ...

Unified Extends Seattle Warehouse Lease 

LOS ANGELES — Unified Grocers here said Wednesday it has reached an agreement to continue to operate its wholesale grocery distribution business from its current facilities in Seattle for an additional five years, through 2015. ...

Wal-Mart Canada Announces New Sustainable Seafood Policy 

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario — Wal-Mart Canada has announced that it will sell only sustainably-sourced frozen, wild and farmed fish to its shoppers by 2013, and will phase out any suppliers who sell seafood from unreported or unregulated sources....

Food Lion Promotes E-Newsletter 

SALISBURY, N.C. — Food Lion is running a barbecue-themed sweepstakes to encourage more shoppers to sign up for and read its e-newsletter....

Stop & Shop Set to Open Former Shaw’s Stores 

QUINCY, Mass. — Stop & Shop here said it would re-open five Connecticut stores it acquired from Shaw’s under the Stop & Shop banner this Friday. ...

General Mills Plans to Reduce Salt by 20% by 2015 

MINNEAPOLIS — General Mills here has committed to reduce sodium in 600 SKUs over five years, it announced Tuesday. ...

Front-End Technology Exhibits Set for U.S. Tour  

ARLINGTON, Va. — The National Grocers Association here and Pan-Oston, Bowling Green, Ky., have developed two mobile Innovation Centers showcasing the latest in front-end technology and plan to feature the exhibits in a “Utopia Across America Tour.” ...

Raley's Tops Sacramento Corporate Givers 

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Raley's here said it topped the list for corporate giving in 2009 among businesses in the greater Sacramento area for the second year in a row, with cash contributions of $1.9 million and local in-kind contributions of $3.5 million. ...

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