Grocery Operations

DALLAS -- Preregistration figures for the Joint Industry Conference on Efficient Consumer Response scheduled here Jan. 18 to 20 topped 700 in early December. The opening session, "Managing Change Across the Supply System: Strategies for Partnering and Improving Business Practices," will be presented by Al Dobbin, senior vice president of operations at Giant Food, Landover, Md., Jan. 19.For more information