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Whole Foods Store Recognized for Lighting Reduction 

LANDOVER, Md. — A Whole Foods Market outlet here has received an Environmental Stewardship Award from Orion Energy Systems, Manitowoc, Wis., for a recent lighting change that substantially reduces the amount of electricity used by the store....

Save Mart to Use Online Collaboration Tool for Fresh Foods  

MODESTO, Calif. — Save Mart Supermarkets here has signed a multi-year agreement with iTradeNetwork, Pleasanton, Calif., enabling the chain to collaborate online with hundreds of its supply chain partners in the areas of procurement and transportation management in support of the fresh food category, iTrade announced yesterday. ...

Central Grocers to Adopt Enterprise Software Applications  

FRANKLIN PARK, Ill. — Lawson Software, St, Paul, Minn., yesterday announced that grocery wholesale cooperative Central Grocers here licensed the Lawson M3 Enterprise Finance Management, Supply Chain Management, Customer Sales and Service, and Enterprise Performance Management Suites — along with Lawson System Foundation. ...

Sprouts Revamps Website With Added Features 

PHOENIX — Sprouts Farmers Market here has launched a new website it said will help improve the shopping experience and the overall health and wellness of its shoppers....

Ontario Metro Stores Dimming Lights in Conservation Campaign 

TORONTO — Grocery stores in Ontario owned by Metro are dimming interior lights by as much as 50% during a summer effort to reduce demand on Ontario’s power grid....

Wakefern Makes Several New Technology Upgrades 

ELIZABETH, N.J. — Wakefern Food Corp., the nation’s largest grocery cooperative, has made several new technology investments, said Joseph Colalillo, chairman and chief executive officer. ...

Loblaw Opens ‘Green Flagship’ Store 

TORONTO — Loblaw Cos. here on Tuesday opened what officials called its “environmental flagship” store in Scarborough, Ontario. ...

Sunflower Deploys Two-Sided Receipt Printer  

BOULDER, Colo. — In support of its sustainability initiatives, Sunflower Farmers Markets here is deploying a two-sided receipt printer from NCR at its checkout lanes as part of a new POS solution. ...

Recall Portal Will Include Enhancements for Fresh Foods 

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. — The Product Recall Collaboration Zone, an online industry portal that will allow communication of recall information between manufacturers and retailers, will include enhanced recall capabilities for fresh food products in its initial release, expected in early fall, according to Steve Arens, senior director, GS1 US here....

PRN, Bon Appétit to Air Content on Retail Network  

SAN FRANCISCO — Thomson’s Premier Retail Networks (PRN) here and Bon Appétit magazine, published by Condé Nast Publications, New York, yesterday announced a programming agreement to produce custom content for display on PRN’s Checkout TV network in supermarkets nationwide. ...

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