Technology and Logistics Archive

Stop & Shop Announces First Energy Star-Certified Store 

SOUTHBURY, Conn. — Stop & Shop, Quincy, Mass., yesterday held a ceremony at a store here at which it announced that the store is the first at the chain to be certified as an Energy Star building by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. ...

Fresh Encounter Opts for Price Optimization 

FINDLAY, Ohio — Fresh Encounter here has reached an agreement with Revionics, Granite Bay, Calif., to use its subscription-based price optimization services, Revionics announced yesterday....

All 50 States Now Cleared for E-Prescribing 

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Beginning this week, Alaska becomes the 50th and final state to allow electronic prescribing, or “e-prescribing.”...

Bernauer: New Technologies Key to Customer Service 

BOSTON — In a “State of the Industry” speech, Dave Bernauer, former Walgreens chairman and current board chairman of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Alexandria, Va., said new technologies will save pharmacists hours that can better be spent with customers. ...

SAFE HARBOR 

It's a tough time to be an FDA inspector. Stung by contamination scandals that have gotten progressively worse as the year has worn on, Chinese exporters...

Wal-Mart Launches Style Group on Social Networking Site 

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Taking added service to the Web, Wal-Mart Stores is launching a group on social networking site facebook.com....

Thrifty Foods Cuts Payroll Overtime With Labor Scheduling System 

VICTORIA, British Columbia — By automating its labor scheduling for front-end employees, Thrifty Foods, a 20-store chain here, has been able to reduce the overtime hours incurred by its payroll department, said Sheryl Bruell, Thrifty’s director of front-end operations....

ShopRite to Expand Test of Shopping Cart System 

PARSIPPANY, N.J. — Starting next week, a ShopRite store here that has been testing the MediaCart shopping cart system for the past six weeks will add new features to the system....

Yoke’s Fresh Markets to Employ Price Optimization 

SPOKANE, Wash. — Yoke’s Fresh Markets, a 13-store retailer here, has selected KSS PriceStrat as its price modeling and optimization solution, KSS, Florham Park, N.J., announced today....

Two Western Independents Select Price Optimization Service 

HAYDEN, Idaho — Super 1 Foods, a nine-store independent here, has selected Revionics’ price optimization pay-as-you-go service, Revionics announced this week....

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