Audio/Visual (AV)

MONTREAL -- Transcontinental, the largest printer in Canada and the seventh in North America, yesterday acquired a majority interest in Enixa Media, based here, the manager of 400 in-store digital advertising displays in 45 grocery stores, including Metro, in the greater Montreal area, reaching nearly 1 million consumers per week.

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- Design Services Group (DSG) a subsidiary of Supervalu here, claimed victory in the 2006 National Association of Store Fixture Manufacturers (NASFM) Retail Design Award competition.

Wal-Mart's experimental supercenter in Aurora is the retailer's biggest, newest step becoming an environmental steward.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Independent retail food broker Atlantic Sales & Performance (ASP) is now selling LED-based signage solutions to supermarkets nationwide.

FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- SignStorey, a provider of in-store media networks to grocers including Albertsons, Price Chopper, and Pathmark, yesterday formed a partnership with the CBS television network to provide original content in more than 1,300 supermarkets nationwide.

GRAND BLANC, Mich. -- A new Wal-Mart in Grand Blanc, Mich., reveals the chain's latest attempt at looking more upscale, with an exterior and interior upgrade that will reportedly be applied broadly to the supercenter concept.

NEW YORK -- Differentiation has become a key focus for independent grocers in their drive to become more competitive, and as such, it's shaping their technology needs, according to a survey of retailers conducted by PROGRESSIVE GROCER for its second annual Technology and the Independent Grocer research study.

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.-- Dole Foods here has awarded the contract for a new in-store media network to IMPART Media Group, Inc.