Retail

QUINCY, Mass./NORTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. - Stop & Shop and Netgrocer, a nationwide online retailer and e-commerce service provider, are partnering to test Netgrocer's "Endless Aisle" program in select stores beginning in March 2002.

TORONTO - U.S. organic and natural foods grocer Whole Foods Market has picked Toronto for its first foreign store and is considering opening another in Vancouver, British Columbia, Reuters reports.

MEXICO CITY - Wal-Mart de Mexico (Walmex) plans to invest 6 billion pesos ($663 million) in 67 new units over the next 18 months, Reuters reports.

TOKYO - Japan's largest meat dealer said today it repackaged inexpensive beef and pork as top-quality brands for sale to supermarkets, The Associated Press reports. The food-labeling scandal is the second to hit the country in just over a month.

MINNEAPOLIS - As the mass-merchandising industry begins to mature, the channel's focus on food as a vehicle for growth is resulting in supercenters that are beginning to look like conventional grocery stores, says U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Senior Food Processing and Distribution Analyst George Dahlman.

PRINCETON, N.J. - 7-Eleven Inc., through its third party logistics provider, Cardinal Logistics Management Inc., has selected Voxware's VoiceLogistics system for installation in its Fullerton, Calif., facility.

MONTVALE, N.J. - The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company Inc. on Tuesday announced that David Smithies has been appointed president of the company's Atlantic Region.

ATLANTA - Hurry Inc., formerly known as Harry's Farmers Market Inc., has reported it plans to close its remaining stores in the Atlanta market on or about March 4.