IT Integration

ATLANTA - Tree of Life, a leading specialty foods distributor, was among the eight commercial facilities lauded for their commitment to Integrated Pest Management (IPM), by Orkin, Inc. and The IPM Institute of North America

AMSTERDAM -- Ahold here said yesterday that its chief business support officer, Arthur Brouwer, has resigned to accept a position at another company. Dick Boer, president and c.e.o. of the Albert Heijn Arena in the Netherlands and an acting member of Ahold's corporate executive board, will take over Brouwer's duties until they are "transitioned," according to the company. That process should take place over the next few weeks.

MONTVALE, N.J. -- The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Inc. here found itself under the weather in its second quarter. The chain said yesterday that sales and profits for the 12 weeks ended Sept. 9 suffered due in part to "unusually difficult" weather conditions that included a severe heat wave and incidents of flooding.

CARLISLE, Pa. -- Giant Food Stores, LLC plans to get a 98,000-square-foot store along the lines of its successful Camp Hill, Pa. prototype up and running in Harrisburg, Pa. by the end of 2008.

SCARBOROUGH, Maine -- Hannaford Bros. Co. here is rolling out a companywide e-learning system that should allow the Northeastern retailer to deliver a consistent professional development program to associates in geographically dispersed locations.

CARLISLE, Pa. -- Giant Food Stores, LLC plans to get a 98,000-square-foot store along the lines of its successful Camp Hill, Pa. prototype up and running in Harrisburg, Pa. by the end of 2008.

SCARBOROUGH, Maine -- Hannaford Bros. Co. here is rolling out a companywide e-learning system that should allow the Northeastern retailer to deliver a consistent professional development program to associates in geographically dispersed locations.

FRANKLIN, Tenn. - Supermarkets continue to boost their IT spending, and will pay $9.8 billion to refresh their systems this year, according to a new report from retail technology research firm IHL Consulting Group.