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Large Retailers Agree to License Automated Prescription Refill System 

LOS ANGELES — Ronald A. Katz Technology Licensing here announced yesterday the settlement of patent litigation between itself and Safeway, Wal-Mart Stores and Target....

Kroger Loyalty Partner Dunnhumby USA Reports 40% Annual Growth 

CINCINNATI — Dunnhumby USA, the four-year-old U.S. division of U.K.-based loyalty card marketer Dunnhumby that is half-owned by Kroger here, reported this week that it is experiencing a 40% annual growth rate, with company sales projected to be $150 million in 2007....

Big Y Raises Environmental Bar for New Flagship Store 

NORTHAMPTON, Mass. — Big Y, Springfield, Mass., will open a newly reconstructed 66,000-square-foot flagship store here Thursday that it is calling its “most environmentally friendly unit within the chain, with state-of-the-art energy efficiencies both inside and out,” the chain said yesterday in a statement....

Traffic Cops 

CPG companies spend around $400,000 for a 30-second commercial message on the hit TV series Grey's Anatomy to reach a largely female audience. But what...

Many Shoppers Disloyal to Local Supermarket 

ARMONK, N.Y. — In a new survey conducted by IBM here, 73% of 6,000 U.S. consumers said the either have no loyalty toward their local supermarket or feel antagonistic toward it, IBM announced today. ...

Brookshire Brothers Gives Marketing Award to Tech Vendor 

LUFKIN, Texas — Brookshire Brothers Grocery here has recognized KSS Retail as its Marketing Vendor of the Year, the first time the award has been given to a technology company, KSS, Florham Park, N.J., announced yesterday....

AG of New England Tests Recipe Kiosk in New Hampshire Store 

BEDFORD, N.H. — Harvest Markets, a two-store banner owned by Associated Grocers of New England, Pembroke, N.H., is testing a touchscreen kiosk for recipes and meal planning in one of its stores here, kiosk provider ShoptoCook, Buffalo, N.Y., announced yesterday....

Meijer Selects Service for Online Marketing 

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Meijer here has selected Oneupweb, Traverse City, Mich., to develop a pay-per-click search marketing campaign focused on strengthening Meijer’s national brand value, sales and brand loyalty online, Oneupweb announced yesterday. ...

Nielsen In-Store to Release First Audience Numbers Next Month 

NEW YORK — In mid-November, Nielsen In-Store here will provide retailers, manufacturers and agencies that are members of the PRISM (Pioneering Research for an In-Store Metric) Consortium members with the first large “database” of in-store audience observations and projections, said George Wishart, global managing director for Nielsen In-Store....

Wakefern Rolls Out Web-Based Sign Production 

EDISON, N.J. — Co-op wholesaler Wakefern Food Corp. here has rolled out AccessVia’s Web dSignShop to deliver in-store signs to over 200 ShopRite member stores, AccessVia, Seattle, announced yesterday....

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