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According to the experts at Retail Forward, grocers and their suppliers need to break down the barriers built up between center store categories to revitalize the business.

CHICAGO -- The Perishables Group, a specialty consulting firm based here, has beefed up its staff with four new members.

CHICAGO -- The Perishables Group, a specialty consulting firm based here, has beefed up its staff with four new members.

SARASOTA, Fla. -- One in 10 shoppers leaving a store without making a purchase cited the wait to check out as a factor in their decision not to buy, according to results of a study by National In-Store, based here, and Irving, Texas-based M/A/R/C Research.

EMERYVILLE, Calif. - A coalition of organizations and industry players have launched a new certification program recognizing socially responsible business practices by agricultural businesses.

NEW YORK -- Retailers and manufacturers must collaborate more effectively to improve the chances of success when bringing a new product to market, according to a study prepared by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and released yesterday by the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS).

NEW YORK -- Retailers and manufacturers must collaborate more effectively to improve the chances of success when bringing a new product to market, according to a study prepared by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and released yesterday by the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS).

MONTVALE, N.J. -- The Great & Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co., Inc. here is said to be quietly looking at potential bidders to take the 66 remaining Farmer Jack grocery stores in southeast Michigan off its hands, according to a local press report.