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Metro Group to Partner With Suppliers in RFID Rollout  

DUSSELDORF, Germany — Metro Group here announced yesterday that it is set to considerably expand its use of RFID in concert with its suppliers in 2007. Metro has approved two RFID starter packs, from Intermec, Everett, Wash., which will be offered to its suppliers. ...

Shoppers Help Pick New Ground Beef Packaging Name at Stop & Shop/Giant Food 

QUINCY, Mass. — Shoppers of Stop & Shop here and sister Ahold company Giant Food, Landover, Md., helped the chains select “New Smarter Package” as the name of their recently introduced ground beef packaging, said Andrea Astrachan, vice president of consumer affairs for both chains. ...

Bashas’ to Host Summer Food Drive  

CHANDLER, Ariz. — Bashas’ here will sponsor a summer food drive in partnership with 12 News, The Arizona Republic and Mix 96.9....

Stop & Shop Selects Software to Improve Shopper Loyalty 

QUINCY, Mass. — Stop & Shop here has selected predictive analytics software from SPSS, Chicago, to increase customer loyalty and develop new products and services, SPSS announced yesterday....

Metro Group Installs System to Support RFID Rollout 

DUSSELDORF, Germany — Metro Group here is deploying Tag Acquisition Processor (TAP) products in the largest production-scale RFID rollout in Europe, Reva Systems, Chelmsford, Mass., announced yesterday....

Publix Makes List of Best IT Workplaces 

LAKELAND, Fla. — For the third consecutive year, Publix Super Markets here has been named as one of Computerworld’s “Best Places to Work in IT.”...

Consumers Prefer Self-Service Options, Says Survey 

DAYTON, Ohio — On-the-go consumers prefer to handle an increasing number of transactions themselves through self-service devices, and are more likely to do business with companies that make it easier to for them to do so, according to a new study conducted by BuzzBack Market Research for NCR here....

A&P Offers Same-Day Delivery in New Online Service 

MONTVALE, N.J. — A&P here yesterday announced it will offer online shopping service in Westchester County, N.Y., just north of New York City. ...

Publix Expands Data Warehouse 

LAKELAND, Fla. — Publix Super Markets here has expanded its data warehouse from Teradata, a division of NCR Dayton, Ohio, bringing it out of the traditional decision-support realm and into supporting day-to-day tactical operations decisions, Teradata announced yesterday. ...

NRF Recognizes AAFES Loss Prevention Executive 

SAN DIEGO — Richard Cubbage, loss prevention analyst for the Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES), received the National Retail Federation’s Loss Prevention Case of the Year yesterday at the NRF’s Loss Prevention Conference & Expo here. ...

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