MILWAUKEE Roundy's Supermarkets here said its distribution center in Oconomowoc, Wis., has been accepted into the state's Green Tier program for its environmentally...More
Club stores and supercenters have discovered what traditional food retailers have known for a long time - fresh produce can drive customer traffic.The...More
KANSAS CITY, Kan. - Associated Wholesale Grocers here has begun construction on a new 800,000-square-foot full-service distribution center in Oklahoma...More
FLORIDA ALLOWS DIRECT SHIPPINGresidents can order wine from out-of-state wineries now that state regulators have said they can no longer ban direct shipments....More
LOS ANGELES -- Smart & Final here said last week it believes it has its distribution challenges under control and expects improved results in 2006.Etienne...More
In the uncertain world of organic supply, Redner's Warehouse Markets walks on sturdier legs. The 38-unit retailer, based in Reading, Pa., has joined with...More
EEOC SUES BASHAS' OVER TRIBAL HIRING PRACTICESre is being sued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for refusing to hire two Hopi Indians at...More
Richard Kochersperger, a professor of food marketing at St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia, has spent years studying food retailing, particularly...More
HOUSE PASSES PERMANENT ESTATE TAX REPEALatives voted 272-162 to permanently repeal the estate tax last week, a move supported by the industry because...More
DAYVILLE, Conn. -- United Natural Foods here said it would open its largest distribution facility in September in Rocklin, Calif.ducts distributor's warehouse...More
GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Ahold USA here has completed 75% of the conversion to a new data warehouse platform for customer data intended to deliver more targeted...More
AHOLD COMPLETES SALE OF BI-LO, BRUNO'S TO LONE STARcompleted its sale of the Bi-Lo and Bruno's chains to an affiliate of Lone Star Funds. Lone Star, Dallas,...More
SPARKS, Nev. -- The Scolaris are but one of the many successful families in the food industry. And, as the story often goes, brothers Joey and Jerry grew...More
SPARKS, Nev. -- The Scolaris are but one of the many successful families in the food industry. And, as the story often goes, brothers Joey and Jerry grew...More
DALLAS -- Attendees of the Productivity Convention & Exposition, held here at the Wyndham Anatole Hotel Oct. 17 to 19, still found time to unwind on the...More
MARSH ACQUIRES ANOTHER SITE FOR ARTHUR'S MARKETd last week it has acquired another site for its Arthur's Fresh Market concept. The store will occupy the...More
Greg Vick believes that warehouses should be run in real time -- that is, on the fly.To that end, Vick, as director of distribution systems and Web development...More
Greg Vick believes that warehouses should be run in real time -- that is, on the fly.To that end, Vick, as director of distribution systems and Web development...More
The bar code, which recently celebrated its 30th anniversary in food retailing, is mostly associated with product identification and checkout scanning....More
The bar code, which recently celebrated its 30th anniversary in food retailing, is mostly associated with product identification and checkout scanning....More
CLEVELAND -- ECRM announced the appointment of Tom Smith as executive vice president of sales, marketing and strategy, a new position within the the business...More
NORFOLK, Va. -- Supervalu confirmed its commitment to Farm Fresh and Shoppers Food Warehouse, its two primary retail brands in the Mid-Atlantic region,...More
Logistics in the food-retailing business would be a lot easier if every item sold as briskly as milk, bread and bananas. Just load up the truck and ship...More
Logistics in the food-retailing business would be a lot easier if every item sold as briskly as milk, bread and bananas. Just load up the truck and ship...More
As food distributors know, when it comes to handling refrigerated and frozen foods, both accuracy and speed are of the essence.So in support of speedy,...More
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