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Survey Ranks Retail Lines Second Worst Waiting Experience 

ATLANTA -- Waiting to make purchases at retail outlets is the second most frustrating waiting experience for Americans, closely following waiting in line at local motor vehicles offices, according to a new survey. ...

Brookshire Grocery Renews Deal for Price and Promotion Software 

TYLER, Texas -- Brookshire Grocery Co. here has renewed its agreement with DemandTec, San Carlos, Calif., for its price and promotion optimization software. ...

Card Maker Offers Recycled Plastic Card 

BOSTON -- Arthur Blank & Co. here has introduced a plastic card that is manufactured from 100% pre-consumer recycled PVC as an alternative to standard plastic cards. ...

Kroger to Use IBM's Framework for Store Applications 

CINCINNATI -- IBM, Armonk, N.Y., has entered into an agreement with Kroger here to deploy IBM's Store Integration Framework to improve the shopping experience throughout Kroger's network of more than 2,470 supermarkets. ...

Meijer Praises New Microsoft-Teradata Collaboration 

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Meijer has praised an announcement made this week by Teradata and Microsoft that they are working together to help information workers gain access to, analyze and report on critical data more quickly. ...

Food Lion Joins EPA Initiative at Environmentally Friendly Store 

SALISBURY, N.C. -- Food Lion here this week became one of the first U.S. food retailers to join the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's new GreenChill partnership, an initiative through which companies pledge to go above and beyond regulatory requirements in protecting the ozone layer and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. ...

Piggly Wiggly Uses Cisco System to Secure Data 

NEW YORK -- Piggly Wiggly Carolina, Charleston, S.C., is using the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Solution for Retail, part of the Cisco Secure Store program, to help ensure data security by protecting cardholder information and corporate assets. ...

Bi-Lo Selects DemandTec Optimization Systems 

NEW YORK -- Bi-Lo, Mauldin, S.C., has selected DemandTec's Price, Promotion and TradePoint optimization solutions as part of a new 36-month agreement, DemandTec, San Carlos, Calif., announced this week at the National Retail Federation's 96th Annual Convention & Expo here. ...

Brooskhire Grocery Selects SAP Suite to Understand Customers 

NEW YORK -- Brookshire Grocery Co., Tyler, Texas, has selected the SAP for Retail solution suite to gain a deeper understanding of its customers' needs, German software giant SAP announced this week at the National Retail Federation's Annual Conference & Expo here. ...

Pricer Debuts Dot Matrix ESLs at NRF Show 

NEW YORK -- Pricer, a Swedish manufacturer of electronic shelf labels, is unveiling a Dot Matrix ESL at the 2007 National Retail Federation Show here this week. ...

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