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SCHENECTADY, N.Y. -- Price Chopper Supermarkets here said yesterday that it has installed iSaveToday, a one-to-one shopper program delivering relevant offers and messages to consumers at the start of a shopping trip, in all of its stores.

ELIZABETH, N.J. -- Wakefern Food Corp. here is now accepting Visa cards with embedded contactless payment technology, allowing consumers to employ the technology to buy groceries at more than 4,000 POS locations in more than 200 ShopRite and PriceRite stores across New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Delaware.

AUSTIN, Tex. -- To celebrate its 192nd store nationwide and fourth location in New York City -- this time on the corner of Houston and the Bowery in Manhattan's Lower East Side -- Whole Foods is offering New York customers a zippy promotion: Shoppers who show up for the grand opening on Thursday, March 29, between 3 and 9pm will be offered a free ride home by Zipcar.

NEW YORK -- Spending on the contactless hardware, software, and services market is poised to hit $800 million by 2011, up from just $260 million last year, according to "RFID Contactless Payments," a report from ABI Research here.

BALTIMORE - Sixty-four percent of Hispanic adults who read direct mail have responded to the advertising medium in the past 30 days vs. 46 percent of the general U.S. population, according to a customer focus survey conducted by Vertis Communications.

NEW YORK -- Spending on the contactless hardware, software, and services market is poised to hit $800 million by 2011, up from just $260 million last year, according to "RFID Contactless Payments," a report from ABI Research here.

CINCINNATI - Beating analysts' expectations, fourth quarter and full year results released yesterday by The Kroger Co. here proved that its efforts to heighten the shopping experience with improved selection, enhanced customer service, discounts, and better store conditions are paying off handily.

COLCHESTER, Vt. -- E-commerce provider MyWebGrocer said yesterday it has created MyWebLink, a division that will provide Internet marketing and e-commerce expertise to the non-grocery retail industry.