Store Systems

RICHMOND, Va. -- Regional retailer Ukrop's Super Markets, Inc. here is gearing up to open its second Williamsburg-area store on Oct. 4, a 55,597-square-foot unit in the Williamsburg Marketcenter.

ATLANTA -- The Home Depot has opened its first Home Depot Fuel convenience store, car wash, and gas station in Georgia. The 2,700-square foot store in Acworth, Ga. caters to contractors, do-it-yourself consumers, and commuters, according to the company. It follows pilot Fuel units in Tennessee, opened earlier this year.

RICHMOND, Va. -- Regional retailer Ukrop's Super Markets, Inc. here is gearing up to open its second Williamsburg-area store on Oct. 4, a 55,597-square-foot unit in the Williamsburg Marketcenter.

SCARBOROUGH, Maine -- In an effort to lower phone maintenance costs and reduce training expenses for store associates, Hannaford Bros. Co. has installed a new intelligent retail architecture for its work force management software and services.

WASHINGTON -- Community-based independent Chevy Chase Supermarket yesterday launched a program to offer its customers rewards and instant savings linked to their cell phones.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- The food safety team at Wegmans Food Markets here has recently acquired some new tools "to make assessments more complete and productive than ever before," according to the retailer.

ALBANY, Calif. -- Andronico's Market here is introducing a new color-coded seafood labeling system designed to help shoppers choose products that are "ocean-friendly"-- meaning they're low in mercury and PCBs, and caught using methods that don't harm the surrounding ecosystem.

ALBANY, Calif. -- Andronico's Market here is introducing a new color-coded seafood labeling system designed to help shoppers choose products that are "ocean-friendly"-- meaning they're low in mercury and PCBs, and caught using methods that don't harm the surrounding ecosystem.