Appliances

The Hussmann Protocol distributed refrigeration solution is one of several energy and cost savings features the limited-assortment grocer is piloting.

Helped in no small measure by its still-burgeoning food sales, particularly in the perimeter, BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. said yesterday that June 2008 sales soared by 18.8 percent to $1.05 billion, from $887 million in the year-ago period. June 2008 comparable-club sales jumped by 16.5 percent, including a contribution from sales of gas worth 8.2 percent. The company attributed merchandise comparable-club sales growth of 8.3 percent to a higher-than-expected mix of low-margin consumable items such as paper products, HBC, and household chemicals.

In addition to its partnership with commercial refrigeration systems manufacturer Hill Phoenix on the design and installation of the first next-generation CO2 refrigeration system in North America at a newly remodeled store in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Price Chopper has other environmentally friendly irons in the fire.

Gas grill ownership is also up, but men still grill more than women, according to research from NPD.

Two metro Atlanta Kroger stores and Georgia Power recently teamed up to provide shoppers with energy efficiency information and $1 off coupons on General Electric compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs).

Since steaming vegetables is believed to be among the healthiest ways to prepare them, Wegmans recommends the method – and even provides an easy ways to do it.

Males under 25 in households do the cooking most often, according to research released by the NPD Group.

Chain claims the Conn. store is first to rely so much on fuel cell energy