Save Mart Supermarkets

MODESTO, Calif. - Rick Smith, former v.p. of corporate produce for Safeway, has been named director of produce and floral for Save Mart Supermarkets based here.

MODESTO, Calif. -- Save Mart Supermarkets, one of the largest retail food chains in the Western United States, will upgrade the lighting at its 121 store and warehouse sites throughout Northern and Central California.

MODESTO, Calif. - Save Mart Supermarkets based here has been named an EnergySmart Grocer for investing in energy efficient systems and technology that will reduce the store's energy use.

WASHINGTON, D.C. and NEWARK, Del. - The United Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Association (United) and the Produce Marketing Association (PMA) announced today that the two associations will work together, in concert with other produce industry stakeholders, to develop a produce industry food safety initiative that best serves the needs of the industry and the government.

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Lawson Software, Inc. says Save Mart Supermarkets, which runs over 120 supermarkets throughout Northern and Central California, will migrate from Lawson's existing merchandising software to Lawson's 2.11 Merchandising Suite to centralize merchandising support and meet Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) compliance.

SAN FRANCISCO - The following announcements were presented at FMI Marketechnics this week:

DALLAS - Fleming Companies Inc. on Friday announced that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, Del., approved agreements to sell 40 company-owned retail stores.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Southern retailer Bruno's Supermarkets Inc., a unit of Ahold USA, on Thursday said that it would begin selling SureBeam processed fresh ground beef throughout the its more than 170 stores, beginning Feb. 26.