BOISE, Idaho -- For the first time in its 62-year history, Albertson's here last week said it began offering a Preferred Savings Card at stores operating under the Albertson's banner.After acquiring American Stores in...
HOUSTON -- Maintaining key data on warehouse and distribution center accidents can go a long way in preventing the accidents from occurring in the first place.Jim Koskan, corporate risk control manager, Supervalu...
HOUSTON -- Retail and wholesale food distributors need to become more efficient at logistics or they will continue to lose sales and volume to bigger players, like Wal-Mart and cross-channel sellers.That was one of...
Peter Abell spends a lot of his time studying the latest technological trends in food-retailing logistics.As the director of retail research for AMR Research, Boston, it's his job.This week he will bring his expertise...
BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- A leading industry observer of Wal-Mart said a new pilot the retailer is testing that converts personal checks into electronic payment transactions could end up saving the company a lot of money...
NEW YORK -- Unprecedented traffic delays in and around the New York City area in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks here have caused some food delivery delays.However, supermarket retailers in the area...
PITTSBURGH -- Officials at Giant Eagle here said they are anticipating a chainwide rollout of a state-of-the-art, voice-activated, hands-free order picking system.Larry Baldauf, senior vice president of distribution...
Marketplaces are created when sellers and buyers come together to do business. That is a simple economic concept, but one that also tends to get obfuscated from time to time.The confusion rears its ugly head when...
WEST BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- Shaw's Supermarkets here last week began rewarding its loyal club card customers and store employees a discounted membership to an interactive online vacation planning service.Shaw's is...
BOISE, Idaho -- Albertson's said last week it plans to expand its energy conservation program to all of its 2,514 stores.Albertson's had implemented the conservation efforts, which include dimming lights, adjusting...