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San Diego Health System Opens Two Albertsons Clinics 

SAN DIEGO — Palomar Pomerado Health here, a health system with two hospitals and other facilities, opened two in-store health clinics inside Albertsons/Sav-on Pharmacy stores this month. ...

Wegmans Reiterates Internet Coupon Support 

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Wegmans Food Markets is reminding shoppers that it accepts Internet coupons. ...

L.A. to Consider Cart Containment Law 

LOS ANGELES — A city councilman here plans to introduce a bill later this month that would require retailers to install electronic cart containment systems that prevent shopping carts from leaving a store's property if the store loses a certain number of carts during a specified period. ...

Indianapolis Kroger Workers OK Contract Extension 

INDIANAPOLIS — Union workers at Kroger stores in Indianapolis have agreed to a contract extension as negotiations to replace its expiring contract are scheduled next week, according to United Food and Commercial Workers Local 700 here. ...

Metro to Change Ad Start Dates in Quebec 

MONTREAL — Canadian retailer Metro will shift the effective start date of its weekly ads from Mondays to Thursdays beginning June 5 at its stores in Quebec, the retailer said yesterday. ...

NGA, Kraft, Food Institute Launch Student Service 

ARLINGTON, Va. — National Grocers Association here yesterday said it was partnering with Kraft Foods and the Food Institute to launch the Student Learning Service, a program designed to assist students pursuing a food industry career. ...

PETA Urges Winn-Dixie to Improve Animal Welfare 

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has submitted a shareholder resolution calling on Winn-Dixie Stores to report progress it has made toward adopting various animal welfare policies pertaining to the purchase of eggs and pig, chicken and turkey meat. ...

Free Gas Offered at Three Safeways in Washington 

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Last Friday, the Washington State Lottery here offered a chance to win 10 gallons of gas at three Safeway Fuel Centers. ...

Retailers Seeking Master Data Management Systems: Study 

BOSTON — Among the technology applications considered most important to fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) retailers in 2008, master data management ranked the highest (19%), according to a study done by AMR Research here. ...

My Organic Market Goes 100% Sustainable in Seafood 

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — FishWise, a nonprofit sustainability consultancy for seafood companies, announced last week that My Organic Market, a five-unit independent with locations the Washington, D.C., metro area, has made a commitment to offer only ecologically friendly seafood at its stores. ...

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