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ABC Fine Wine and Spirits Selects Price Optimization System 

ORLANDO, Fla. — ABC Fine Wine and Spirits here, which operates 150 stores throughout Florida, has selected KSS Retail as its solution provider for regular and promotional price optimization, KSS, Florham Park, N.J., announced today....

Pathmark to Pilot Combined Loyalty/Debit Card 

CARTERET, N.J. — Pathmark Stores here has entered into an agreement with HSBC Finance Corp.’s card and retail services business, Prospect Heights, Ill., to offer a multipurpose rewards and payment card to its supermarket customers....

Pet Supermarket Implements Location Optimization Software 

SUNRISE, Fla. — Pet Supermarket here, which operates 100 pet food stores, has licensed and is now using location optimization software from geoVue, Woburn, Mass., to open retail stores in new market areas, geoVue announced today....

Lund Food Holdings Purchases Enterprise Data Warehouse 

LAS VEGAS — Lund Food Holdings, Edina, Minn., which operates 10 Lunds and 11 Byerly’s upscale supermarkets, has purchased an enterprise data warehouse from Teradata, Dayton, Ohio, Teradata announced yesterday at its Partners conference here....

Hill Phoenix Joins EPA GreenChill Partnership with Food Retailers 

CONYERS, Ga. — Refrigeration manufacturer Hill Phoenix here announced yesterday that it has joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s GreenChill Advanced Refrigeration Partnership, a cooperative partnership comprising food retailers and chemical and refrigeration equipment manufacturers....

FreshDirect to Reduce Emissions, Waste 

NEW YORK — Internet grocer FreshDirect here has told customers it will reduce emissions from its delivery trucks by using alternative fuels, and reduce waste by eliminating most cardboard delivery boxes, as part of a plan to be better environmental stewards....

United Natural Foods Gets $2.1 Million Rebate for Solar System 

ROCKLIN, Calif. — Natural products wholesaler United Natural Foods here yesterday received an oversized check from Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) representing the $2.1 million solar rebate that United Natural Foods earned through the California Solar Initiative....

NRF Says Retailers Shouldn’t Have to Store Card Data 

WASHINGTON — The National Retail Federation here yesterday asked the credit card industry to no longer require retailers to store credit card data....

Accenture Acquires Workforce Consultant H.B. Maynard 

NEW YORK — Global consulting firm Accenture here has agreed to acquire H.B. Maynard and Co., Pittsburgh, a privately held consulting, software and training company that provides workforce-productivity-management solutions. ...

Class Action Suit Claims Target.com Not Accessible to Blind 

MINNEAPOLIS — A federal judge in California yesterday certified a class action lawsuit against Target here brought by plaintiffs claiming the retailer's website is inaccessible to the blind, according to a Reuters report citing court documents. ...

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