Store Systems

Grocers Made a Dent in Shrink Rate in '05
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Food retailers used technology, surveillance, hotlines, and other tactics to decrease losses from theft and other forms of shrink to 1.69 percent of sales in 2005, down from 2 percent the previous year, according to the Food Marketing Institute, which released its latest report on loss prevention yesterday.
Winn-Dixie to Certify Private Label Items as Kosher
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - In a bid to better serve shoppers who adhere to strict kosher dietary laws, Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. said yesterday it has reached an agreement with Star-K Certification, Inc. to ensure the chain's private-label kosher products adhere to Jewish dietary laws.

Wegmans Mulling Attack of the Prepared Food 'Pods'

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Wegmans Food Markets here is reportedly using its flagship store in Pittsford to test a new modular meal-solution concept that could eventually seed a move into smaller, more fresh-food oriented stores.
Carrefour Deploys New Customer Loyalty Solution in 217 Hypermarkets

PARIS, France -- French retail giant Groupe Carrefour yesterday completed the installation of new loyalty and promotions software at 217 hypermarket stores in France, serving more than 8 million loyalty club members through 13,000 point-of-sale terminals.
Carrefour Deploys New Customer Loyalty Solution in 217 Hypermarkets

PARIS, France -- French retail giant Groupe Carrefour yesterday completed the installation of new loyalty and promotions software at 217 hypermarket stores in France, serving more than 8 million loyalty club members through 13,000 point-of-sale terminals.
Lunds/Byerly's Enters Online Grocery Derby

EDINA, Minn. -- Lund Food Holdings Inc. here is introducing online shopping and delivery, branded under its Byerly's and Lunds banners today.
Vons Raises $452K Muscular Dystrophy Association

ARCADIA, Calif. - Vons here said a company-wide five-week fundraising campaign at its Vons and Pavilions stores to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), held through Labor Day, raised $452,000 through various fundraising efforts
King Kullen Implementing Energy-Efficiency Program

BETHPAGE, N.Y. -- King Kullen Co. here has implemented the Retrofit Energy and Capacity program developed by the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) with the aim of helping the chain lower its energy consumption by 75 megawatts yearly through having consultants check and install energy-efficient systems.
Vons Employee Suspected of Putting Needles in Employee Donuts

SAN DIEGO - A Vons employee was arrested last Thursday on suspicion of inserting needles into donuts in the employee cafeteria, causing a superficial injury to a co-worker who bit into one, police reported.
Vons Employee Suspected of Putting Needles in Employee Donuts

SAN DIEGO - A Vons employee was arrested last Thursday on suspicion of inserting needles into donuts in the employee cafeteria, causing a superficial injury to a co-worker who bit into one, police reported.

Grocers Made a Dent in Shrink Rate in '05

Winn-Dixie to Certify Private Label Items as Kosher

Wegmans Mulling Attack of the Prepared Food 'Pods'

Carrefour Deploys New Customer Loyalty Solution in 217 Hypermarkets

Carrefour Deploys New Customer Loyalty Solution in 217 Hypermarkets

Lunds/Byerly's Enters Online Grocery Derby

Vons Raises $452K Muscular Dystrophy Association

King Kullen Implementing Energy-Efficiency Program

Vons Employee Suspected of Putting Needles in Employee Donuts

Vons Employee Suspected of Putting Needles in Employee Donuts