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IRI Renamed SymphonyIRI Group Inc. 

SAN ANTONIO — Information Resources Inc. is now SymphonyIRI Group Inc., it announced here Tuesday at its 2010 Reinventing CPG and Retail Conference....

Prosecutors Seek 25 Years for Hannaford, BJ’s Hacker 

BOSTON — Prosecutors are seeking 25 years in prison for the computer hacker who breached the security of retailers including Hannaford Bros. and BJ’s Wholesale Club, according to a sentencing memorandum filed in U.S. District Court here....

Bi-Lo Reorganization Hearing Set 

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A confirmation hearing for the reorganization of retailer Bi-Lo is set for April 29 at Federal Bankruptcy Court here....

Calorie Information Soon Required on Chain Restaurant Menus 

WASHINGTON — Beginning next year, chain restaurants with at least 20 locations will be required to include nutrition information, such as caloric content, on menus, menu-boards and drive-through boards, due to a provision of the health care reform bill signed into law by President Obama on Tuesday....

Kroger Expands Customer Communications 

NEW YORK — The supermarket industry is on "the edge of a totally different world" in terms of communicating with consumers, David Dillon, chairman and chief executive officer of Cincinnati-based Kroger Co., told investors at the Retail Days Conference sponsored by Citicorp here....

Two Former Ralphs Managers Sentenced 

LOS ANGELES — Two former zone managers for Kroger-owned Ralphs Grocery Co. were sentenced Monday for telling locked-out employees to use false names and Social Security numbers so they could be rehired during the 134-day labor dispute in Southern California in late 2003 and early 2004....

Food Lion Cameras Track Shoppers in Two Test Stores 

SAN ANTONIO — Food Lion is using 120 overlapping cameras in two lab stores to track and analyze each consumer transaction from the point they enter the store until they make their purchase, Rick Anicetti, chief executive officer of Delhaize America Shared Services, told attendees at the IRI 2010 Reinventing CPG & Retail Summit here Tuesday....

Spires Joins Kings as President, CEO 

PARSIPPANY, N.J. — Judy Spires, the longtime Acme executive who recently left that Philadelphia-area chain, has been named president and chief executive officer of Kings Super Markets, based here, Kings said Tuesday....

Target Selects Assortment Optimization Software 

MINNEAPOLIS — Target here has selected assortment optimization software service from DemandTec, San Mateo, Calif., to tailor and localize its assortments....

Health Care Bill Disappoints NRF, Pleases Union 

WASHINGTON — Industry groups had mixed responses to Sunday's passage of health care legislation. ...

United Fresh Announces Foodservice Award Winners 

WASHINGTON — The United Fresh Research and Education Foundation, a division of the United Fresh Produce Association, Monday announced the winners of its 2010 Produce Excellence in Foodservice Awards....

NRF, eBay Bury Hatchet With New Partnership 

WASHINGTON – The National Retail Federation here and online auctioneer eBay — two organizations that have been critical of each other — announced they have formed a partnership to fight organized retail crime (ORC). ...

Safeway's Lewis Recognized by Savoy 

PLEASANTON, Calif. — Valerie D. Lewis, senior corporate counsel at Safeway here, was named to Savoy Magazine’s list of the “Top 100 Most Influential Blacks in Corporate America,” the supermarket chain said Monday....

FMI Combines Energy, Store Development Conferences 

ARLINGTON, Va. — The Food Marketing Institute here will combine its Energy & Technical Services Conference and Retail Store Development Conference into a single conference called the 2010 Energy & Store Development Conference. ...

MacLeod, SVP of Marketing, Leaves A&P 

MONTVALE, N.J. — Jennifer MacLeod has left A&P here as senior vice president, marketing and communications, the company said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission Monday....

Safeway, Daymon to Part Ways 

PLEASANTON, Calif. — As part of a move aimed at bringing its corporate-brand-building responsibilities in-house, Safeway here will end its five-year relationship with Daymon Worldwide....

Hershey's, Walgreens Partner for Shopper Marketing Pilot 

DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens here is teaming up with The Hershey Co. for a shopper marketing pilot aimed at driving trips and incremental purchases within a key shopper segment. ...

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