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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Raley's here just completed rolling out electronic labor-scheduling systems to all 65 of its stores, SN has learned.The new systems are designed to improve service by tailoring staff scheduling to customer volume at the front...
BATH, England (FNS) -- Ready-to-drink iced tea is catching on in Switzerland, hard cider is winning over consumers in the United Kingdom and sports drinks are scoring big in Spain.Beverage industry executives meeting here recently said they expect...
MOBILE, Ala. -- Delchamps here said sales rose 9.7% in the second quarter ended Jan. 1, but earnings declined as a result of the chain's promotional markdown activity.alf, Delchamps said sales increased 7% and same-store sales rose 2.6%. Net...
MIAMI -- The potential for selling lots of baby food in Latin American supermarkets is nothing to weep about.There are four times as many babies there as in the United States, for instance, and the birth rate continues to be much higher than in...
VAN NUYS, Calif. -- Family Home Entertainment will introduce the "Speed Racer" series to video with the release of an 80-minute feature and four 50-minute titles on Feb. 16.onal support for the title includes a tie-in with the video game from...
LAS VEGAS -- Facing pressure from the U.S. Senate, an industry coalition put the development of a universal rating system for video games on a fast track on Jan. 8 during the Winter Consumer Electronics Show here.Four sessions will be held before...
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (FNS) -- The sales performance of Brazil's second-largest supermarket company, the Pao de Acucar Group, has been boosted by its growing hypermarket operation.n for the year ended Dec. 31.The hypermarket's sales performance...
LONDON (FNS) -- The U.K. Office of Fair Trading has begun an informal investigation into food prices following allegations that food retailers are in collusion to maintain their high margins.hed.Published reports in recent months have alleged that...
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- One of the fastest growing supermarket chains in this city of more than 8 million is HERO.Indeed, the gold lettering of the name HERO (pronounced "hairo") on stores is fast making it synonymous with "supermarket." Since the...
The private-label industry is in the midst of its first National Store Brands Awareness Month, with a relatively small number of initial retail participants but a potentially promising future.The promotion is aimed at turning around consumer...