Technology and Logistics Archive
Family Dollar Names Brokaw VP, Decision Support
MATTHEWS, N.C. — Family Dollar Stores here announced Friday that it has named Timothy R. Brokaw vice president, decision support....
CBS to Acquire In-Store Video Screen Vendor SignStorey
NEW YORK — CBS here said yesterday it will pay $71.5 million in cash to buy SignStorey, Fairfield, Conn., which provides supermarkets with video screens in perimeter departments like produce and deli/bakery that display video programming and advertising....
Metro Outsources IT Help Desk for A&P Canada
MONTREAL — Metro here has set a three-year agreement with Fujitsu Transaction Solutions, Frisco, Texas, to outsource IT help desk services for Metro’s A&P Canada chain, Fujitsu announced yesterday....
Wal-Mart Donates $1.5 Million to Environmental Research
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Wal-Mart Stores, Bentonville, Ark., announced last week that the Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club Foundation is donating $1.5 million to the University of Arkansas here to help researchers find ways for businesses to be more environmentally friendly, according to a report in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. ...
NYC Independent Installs IBM POS, Self-Checkout Systems
NEW YORK — Man-Dell Food Stores here, which operates nine Key Food stores in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and Nassau County, has deployed new IBM scan-and-bag and point-of-sale technology in five locations, IBM, Armonk, N.Y., announced yesterday. ...
Heinen’s Revamps Website
CLEVELAND — Heinen’s Fine Foods here, which operates 17 stores in northeastern Ohio, announced yesterday that its website now includes an interactive weekly circular, recipe of the day, online shopping lists and email services. ...
Revamped Loblaw Superstore to Go ‘Bagless’
TORONTO — A revamped Loblaw Superstore that opened Wednesday in Milton, Ont., billed itself as the first major grocery and general merchandise store in North America to go “bagless.”...
Tami Promoted to VP of IT at Big Y
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Michael A. Tami has been named vice president of information resources and technology of Big Y Foods here, the retailer announced yesterday....
EPA to Match Shippers with Truckers Using Biodiesel Fuel
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency here and the National Biodiesel Board, Jefferson City, Mo., announced that they have teamed up to match shippers with truckers using biodiesel fuel in what is called the EPA’s SmartWay Grow and Go program. ...
Portal Power
Retailers and manufacturers are trying several new technologies to form electronic connections to each other, including data synchronization and RFID....
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