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GROWING PAINSIn the laboratory that is the modern supermarket, the development of a mobile in-store shopping device has been a long, hard slog, but it is showing signs... |
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Premium Content From SN MagazineBiometric Payment Ends After Vendor Files BankruptcySYRACUSE, N.Y. — Why did biometric payment flop in the supermarket industry? That was the question on the mind of many retailers after Pay By Touch, San... Suits Pile Up vs. Hannaford Bros.PORTLAND, Maine — At least six class-action lawsuits have been filed in Federal District Court here against Hannaford Bros. and its parent company, Delhaize... Forensic FilesCan retailers trace any tainted food product back in the supply chain to determine where and when its integrity was compromised? In these days of frequent... GS1 Group Working on a Standard Performance ScorecardRANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — A group within Brussels-based GS1 called Trading Partner Performance Management (TPPM) is working to develop a standard performance scorecard for the industry, according to Ann Dozier, vice president, strategic industry initiatives, Coca-Cola.... Retailers Spend Millions in Back Rooms for ShoppersRANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — The average 100-store food retailer spends $4 million annually addressing shoppers who ask the question, “Do you have any of this in the back room?”... Food Lion Deploys DC Yard Management SystemSALISBURY, N.C. - Food Lion has deployed the Retalix Yard Management system at its 1.8-million-square-foot headquarters distribution center here, Dallas-based Retalix announced yesterday. ... Uniform Recall Process Expected in the Second Half of ’08RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — A joint Food Marketing Institute and Grocery Manufacturers Association initiative aimed at improving and bringing consistency to product recalls expects to deploy a uniform industrywide process “sometime over the second half of the year,” said Beverly A. Grant, chief channel officer, US CBD Grocery Channel, Procter & Gamble. ... |
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