Audio/Visual (AV)

WASHINGTON, DC -- Employee theft accounts for 43.3 percent of total store losses, and cash is the top item stolen, according to a new report from the Food Marketing Institute.

WASHINGTON -- The National Retail Federation (NRF) said yesterday it will unveil the X06 Marketplace, an upscale gourmet market that demonstrates the most futuristic design components and technologies available to retailers, at its 95th Annual Convention & Expo, Jan. 15 to Jan. 18, 2006 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City.

Eclectic yet strategic choices of material and layout make Blue Moon Grocery a suitable retail home for artists and attorneys alike.

WASHINGTON -- In an effort to educate retailers on its new National Media Program, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) here has produced a free video.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- While American food retailers are moving forward with global scanning standards and data synchronization, emerging technologies such as the electronic product code (EPC) and radio frequency identification (RFID) are being deployed at a slower pace, according to "2005 Technology Review Highlights," a new report from the Food Marketing Institute.

LONDON, United Kingdom -- Sainsbury's Supermarkets is installing digital media screens at eight locations in a pilot that -- if successful -- will continue in a 100-store rollout across the United Kingdom.

COOPER CITY, Fla. -- Using a well-executed plan and in-store security cameras, Albertsons was able to catch an ex-employee red-handed during an attempted store robbery here late Monday night.

CINCINNATI -- Kroger here plans to enroll 100 of its stores in the Houston area in the market trial of the Arbitron Portable People Meter (PPM) system, which is designed to track how effective in-store audio programming is at reaching shoppers.