An online survey of SN's readership taken earlier this month revealed that food retailers are generally highly proactive in tackling an array of energy and environmental issues affecting store operations. More than...
In response to the estimated 900 product recalls that have taken place in the past 18 months, the Food Marketing Institute and GS1 US plan to launch an online portal by late summer that is designed to allow rapid and...
The shadow cast by global warming takes in a critical part of supermarket operations refrigeration. That's because the refrigerants used by store systems have a propensity for escaping into the atmosphere. Once there...
Until the end of June, retailers and manufacturers will be able to submit comments on a new industry standard, Trading Partner Performance Metrics (TPPM), that is being developed by GS1, Brussels, the global standards...
The Food Marketing Institute and GS1 US plan to launch the Product Recall Collaboration Zone, an online portal allowing manufacturers to disseminate standard recall information to retailers, by late summer of this...
More retailers from all walks of retailing say they are being victimized by organized crime rings that target high-demand goods such as Similac infant formula and Prilosec antacid, according to the latest analysis of...
Seven in 10 (70.1%) of respondents to an online SN survey said they were actively retrofitting the refrigeration systems in their stores to use HFC refrigerants rather than ozone-depleting HCFC refrigerants such as R-22.
In a survey of 114 senior loss-prevention executives representing all segments of retailing, the National Retail Federation found that 85% said their company was a victim of organized retail crime (ORC) in the past 12...
Food Lion has unveiled here what it describes as the nation's first grocery store to incorporate two ozone-friendly product refrigeration systems. Both systems, based on secondary-coolant technology, reduce by more...
The best way for food retailers to reduce shrink, theft and fraud levels is to ingrain loss prevention practices into the everyday culture of their stores, said Tim Bartkowiak, director of loss prevention and security...