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Smart Trucking | Retailers Invest in Advance Trucking Systems
Jul 26, 2010, Supermarket News, By MICHAEL GARRY
Food retailers in recent years have paid a great deal of attention to controlling the energy consumption of their stores, investing in new lighting and refrigeration equipment and energy management systems, among other technology. But another ongoing user of energy private trucking fleets has been the subject of considerable scrutiny as retailers seek to control costs and lessen their impact on the

SmartWay Performance Scores
Jul 26, 2010, Supermarket News, By MICHAEL GARRY
THE SMARTWAY TRANSPORT PARTNERSHIP, the Environmental Protection Agency's program to help companies use the newest trucking technology to cut fuel usage and emissions, has a number of food retailer participants. The following list shows SmartWay participants and their current performance score, which indicates the relative fuel efficiency and environmental performance of their fleets. All SmartWay

The Wal-Mart Paradox
Jun 28, 2010, Supermarket News, By JON SPRINGER
If there's any retailer that knows how uncomfortable the murky middle can be, it's Wal-Mart, which over the past 30 years has plowed scores of its smaller competitors there, frequently contributing to their ultimate demise. But after a year of economic hardship for Wal-Mart shoppers and changes in consumer behaviors learned during the recession it's not without some irony to find the world's largest

New Program Addresses Food Deserts in Detroit
Jun 07, 2010, Supermarket News - Subscribers Only, By MICHAEL GARRY
This city, with one of the worst food desert problems in the U.S., last month launched a new program aimed at bolstering the prospects of struggling independent grocers and bringing new food stores into underserved areas. The program, called the Green Grocer Project, is being managed by the Detroit Economic Growth Corp. (DEGC), a private non-profit group focused on revitalizing this hard-pressed

Executive Changes | TOPS NAMES CULHANE PERISHABLES VP | COULOMBE TO CHAIR COST PLUS CHAIN
May 24, 2010, Supermarket News - Subscribers Only
WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. Tops Friendly Markets said Jeff Culhane has joined Tops as vice president of perishable marketing, overseeing the marketing and merchandising of all its perishables departments, including meat, seafood, produce, floral, deli, bakery and the Carry-Out Caf. He most recently had been director of merchandise planning and replenishment for perishables

Retailers Go Non-GMO | Natural food retailers and manufacturers are showing support for the Non-GMO Project Verification Program
May 24, 2010, Supermarket News - Subscribers Only, By JULIE GALLAGHER
PCC Natural Markets is in search of something sweet: a powdered sugar that's free of ingredients derived from genetically engineered corn to be exact. The certified organic grocer hopes to fill a spot on its shelf left vacant after its previous supplier refused to enroll in the Non-GMO (genetically modified organism) Project Verification Program. The Non-GMO Project is a collaboration of manufacturers,

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