Technology

Delhaize Group, a global supermarket retailer headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, announced the promotion of two senior executives at two of its Delhaize America business units, following the Group's board of directors meeting held in Salisbury, NC.

Pathmark Stores Inc. reports results for its second quarter and six-month period ended August 4, 2001. Sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2001 were $997.7 million, up 7.3% from the $929.6 million in the prior year second quarter.

Eversave, an e-marketing infrastructure company best known for building proprietary email lists and powering geographically-targeted Internet promotions, on Thursday announced that is has been selected by Shaw's Supermarkets to manage the company's in-house email database and power geographically-targeted promotions on the Shaw's web site (www.shaws.com).

Kmart Corporation on Thursday announced that it will restructure certain aspects of its overall operations. The focus of this restructuring program will be on the supply chain infrastructure, including the reconfiguration of Kmart's distribution center network and implementation of new operating software across its supply chain.

MyWebGrocer, provider of online shopping solutions to the retail supermarket industry, announced that it had secured a commitment of $2 million in additional funding from current investors.

United Food and Commercial Workers 588-Northern California today announced that it had reached tentative Agreement on a new, three-year collective bargaining agreement for its over 7,000 members who work in area Raley's, Bel Air and Nob Hill Foods supermarkets.

New government figures reveal that, while the priceAmerican farmers receive for their sugar has been running at its lowest level in more than two decades, the big grocers nationwide have jacked up the price they charge consumers for sugar to a 20-year high.

Data Ventures LLC, a leading data analytics anddecision support company in the consumer packaged goods industry (CPG), announced on Wednesday a three-year contract with Coca-Cola North America (CCNA). Data Ventures will provide data warehousing and analytics to Coca-Cola North America's loyalty card data analysis and consulting services with major grocery retailers.