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  • Wal-Mart Selects Partner for Final Leg of In-house Logistics Program

    BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Following a test that resulted in a reduction of stock-outs, improved store efficiency, and increased sales, Wal-Mart yesterday selected a supply chain management provider to help improve store efficiency through its Remix program.

  • Wal-Mart Takes Two Eco-Friendly Steps

    BENTONVILLE, Ark. ¿ The world¿s largest retailer is going to start taking more responsibility for the business standards of its global suppliers, by holding them more accountable for environmental and social standards at factories overseas, citing rising public expectations.

  • D&W Cuts 150 Jobs

    GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- D&W Food Centers Inc. here is eliminating 150 jobs in an effort to remain competitive. The staff cuts amount to about 10 percent of the regional grocer's workforce, and include positions at the executive level and corporate facilities, as well as in 20 retail locations in West Michigan that are owned by the Robert Woodrick family.

  • Wal-Mart Creates Private Equity Fund to Boost Supplier Diversity

    BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Further legitimizing its commitment to supplier diversity, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. said it will invest $25 million to establish a private equity fund that will directly issue equity investments in up to nine women- and minority-owned business enterprises. The world's largest retailer unveiled the new fund on Monday at the 2005 National Association of Investment Companies (NAIC) conference in San Diego.

  • Ethnic/Specialty Foods Distributor to Supply Publix Stores

    TAMPA, Fla. ¿ Paskert Distribution Co., a family-owned ethnic and specialty food distributor based here, has expanded its distribution area to include the greater Miami market, including Publix¿ conventional units, as well as its Hispanic format, Publix Sabor.

  • University of Arkansas Study Quantifies Wal-Mart's RFID-Initiated Improvements

    BENTONVILLE, Ark., -- Wal-Mart customers found items they wanted in stock more often due to the retailer's use of electronic product codes (EPCs) powered by radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, according to an independent University of Arkansas study's initial findings.

  • COVER STORY: Different by design

    Wholesalers are using creativity and market-specific touches to help their independents outdesign the chain competition.

  • FRESH FOOD: Promotions: Raking it in

    Retailers are likely to bag extra dollars like fallen leaves, if they capitalize on an especially rich harvest of timely fall promotions this season.
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