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United Supermarkets Selects Employee Training System 

LUBBOCK, Texas -- United Supermarkets here has selected Cornerstone OnDemand's learning management system, called Cornerstone Learning, to optimize its training programs, accelerate bringing new hires aboard, and improve retention of its 8,500 employees, Cornerstone OnDemand, Santa Monica, Calif., announced yesterday. ...

Customer Complaints, Returns, Data Security Top In-Store Challenges, Report Says 

NEWTON UPPER FALLS, Mass. -- Customer complaints, returns and customer data security were cited by retailers as their top three in-store business challenges, according to a new study conducted by Retail Systems Alert Group here and sponsored by Microsoft. ...

Wal-Mart to Expand 'Personal Sustainability Projects' for Employees 

BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart Stores here last week announced the expansion of its voluntary "Personal Sustainability Projects," created by employees and aimed at improving their health and the health of the environment. ...

Montana Independent Installs Two-Sided Receipt Printer 

BILLINGS, Mont. -- Montana-based supermarket Reynold's Market has deployed a new POS solution from NCR featuring two-sided receipt printing, NCR, Atlanta, announced yesterday. ...

Town & Country Selects Fuel Price Optimization System 

SAN ANGELO, Texas -- Town & Country Food Stores here, an operator of 159 convenience food stores in Texas and New Mexico, has selected the KSS PriceNet solution for fuel price management and optimization, KSS, Florham Park, N.J., announced yesterday. ...

Wild Oats Posts Tips on Environmentally Friendly Shopping 

BOULDER, Colo. -- This month, in honor of Earth Day and Earth Month, Wild Oats Markets here is posting shelf-talkers in all stores to help customers identify eco-friendly items and educate them on making environmentally conscious changes. ...

Iowa Retailers Launch Curbside Recycling Campaign 

DES MOINES, Iowa -- The Iowa Grocery Industry Association here has launched a pro-recycling consumer education campaign dubbed "It's Easy to Recycle." ...

NRF Launches New Interactive Website  

WASHINGTON -- The National Retail Federation here yesterday announced the launch of its newly redesigned website, www.nrf.com. ...

Wal-Mart in Partnership to Improve Health Care Delivery 

BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart Stores here announced yesterday it will partner with the University of Arkansas and Blue Cross Blue Shield to create a research center to focus on improving the health care delivery system with the use of information technology. ...

GMA/FPA Sustainability Report Due in May 

WASHINGTON -- A final report on environmental sustainability in the CPG and retail industry will be released in May, said Peter Capozucca, principal, Deloitte Consulting, New York, last week at the Grocery Manufacturers Association/Food Products Association's Information Systems & Logistics Distribution (IS/LD) Conference in Orlando. ...

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