Nonfoods Archive

California Includes Whole Foods in Contaminant Lawsuit 

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California attorney general has filed a lawsuit against four body care household-cleaning product companies, including Whole Foods Market, Austin, Texas, whose products have tested highest for the carcinogenic contaminant 1,4-dioxane. ...

Safeway $4 Generic Program Expands to East, Midwest 

PLEASANTON, Calif. — Safeway rolled out a $4 generic drug prescription program to its eastern division and Chicago Dominick’s division this week, according to media reports and the company’s websites, which also show that Safeway’s Randall’s, Tom Thumb and Genuardi stores have the program. ...

Whole Food ‘Saves World’ With Personal Care 

AUSTIN, Texas — Whole Foods Market here has approved products from Save Your World, Portland, Ore., to be carried in its Rocky Mountain Region stores, the supplier said last week. Among the lines: Save Your Skin exfoliating soaps, shower gels and body lotions, and Save Your Hair shampoo and conditioner with organic Yerba Maté and organic Aloe Vera....

CFL Sales Jump 280% at Valu Merchandisers 

ORLANDO, Fla. – Cooperative wholesaler Valu Merchandisers Co., Kansas City, Kan., and its member retailers increased sales of energy-saving compact fluorescent bulbs 280% last year, said Ken Nemeth, president. At the same time, sales of A- line incandescent light bulbs – the traditional design – dropped 30%, he said. ...

GMDC Gives Lifetime Achievement Award to Sarnoff 

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Global Market Development Center, Colorado Springs, gave its 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award to Norton Sarnoff, president and founder of Handi-Foil Corp., Wheeling, Ill., during the General Merchandise Marketing Conference here this week. ...

Hy-Vee Executive Weighs Challenges of Sustainability 

ORLANDO, Fla. – Although sustainability is something all would like to embrace, retailers and suppliers have to be careful of overstating their commitment to the environment, said speakers during this week’s General Merchandise Marketing Conference here of the Global Market Development Center, Colorado Springs. ...

Sustainability Has Key Role in GM Sales 

ORLANDO, Fla. – Sustainability will play an increasingly important role in general merchandise sales, said Maryellen Molyneaux, president, Natural Marketing Institute, Harleysville, Pa. She spoke during the opening business session of the General Merchandise Marketing Conference of the Global Market Development Center, Colorado Springs, here this past weekend....

GMDC Launches Retail Sales E-Learning Program 

ORLANDO, Fla. – In collaboration with the Global Market Development Center, Colorado Springs, LearnSomething, Tallahassee, Fla., a provider of e-learning programs for retailers, is partnering with Energizer Holdings, St. Louis, to produce “Prepare to Sell” programs for retail employees. GMDC’s Keith Wypyszynski, vice president, business development and chief marketing officer, announced the availability of the programs through GMDC’s recently redesigned website during the association’s General Merchandise Marketing Conference here this week....

Kroger Buys Stake in Clinic Chain 

CINCINNATI — Kroger Co. here yesterday said it has made a “significant investment” in The Little Clinic LLC “aimed at bringing walk-in medical clinics and consumer health solutions to stores across the country.”...

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. ...

Previous | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | Next

Articles by Market
Retail/Financial
Executive Changes
Grocery/Center Store/
Brands
Health & Wellness
In-Store Bakery/Deli/Meals
Logistics
Marketing
Meat/Seafood/Dairy
Nonfoods/Pharmacy/HBC
Produce/Floral
Specialty/Ethnic
Technology
Key Issues
Food Safety/Recalls
Legislation/Regulations
Sustainability/Green
Resources
Profiles & Rankings
Webinars
White Papers/Studies
Whole Health Blog

Back to Top

Subscribe to SN

Latest Cover

IRI Fast Trends

Not much remains the same in the food-distribution industry, whether it's the marketing of supermarket departments, the advent of new formats or rapidly changing consumer preferences. See what's changing now in the latest IRI Time and Trends report.

SN Daily Update

newsletter image

The food trade’s leading daily news service. Register Here

Upcoming Events

Natural Products Expo East,
Oct. 15-18, 2008,
Natural Products Expo East, Boston Convention and Exposition Center; 303.939.8440.

PMA Fresh Summit,
Oct. 24-27, 2008,
Produce Marketing Association,
Orange County Convention Center,
Orlando, Fla.; 302.738.7100.

View All Upcoming Events

Jobs/Classifieds

View All Classifieds

Premium Content

Tesco

Tesco: F&E Results ‘Encouraging’

The first reported financial results of the fledgling Fresh & Easy chain revealed heavy losses and modest but improving sales, officials of parent company Tesco here said last week.

Supermarket News Secret's Out

Sign of the Times

Let's say Wal-Mart Stores wants to sell more carbonated soft drinks.

 

Supermarket News Sharper Image

Fresh Insights

The produce industry is once again gearing up for the Produce Marketing Association's annual Fresh Summit International Convention & Exposition, which will be held this year Oct. 24-27

 

Supermarket News Show Stoppers

Hot Item

As the fastest-growing demographic group in the United States, Hispanic shoppers have had the attention of food retailers for years now.

Supermarket News 
Green Pledge

Green Pledge

Driven by the need to cut energy costs, as well as by a desire to improve the environment, many food retailers have embraced a wide assortment of “green” strategies in recent years.