Nonfoods

COLTON, Calif. -- Regional independent Stater Bros. yesterday introduced a new exclusive line of 110 all natural and organic private label products under the Full Circle. The chain said it plans to increase the number of products to approximately 200 by the end of 2007.

COLTON, Calif. -- Regional independent Stater Bros. yesterday introduced a new exclusive line of 110 all natural and organic private label products under the Full Circle. The chain said it plans to increase the number of products to approximately 200 by the end of 2007.

QUINCY, Mass. -- Ahold-owned grocery chain Stop & Shop Supermarkets, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary Giant Foods said it tightened its Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and gained significant operational efficiencies using new property and lease administration software.

QUINCY, Mass. -- Ahold-owned grocery chain Stop & Shop Supermarkets, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary Giant Foods said it tightened its Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and gained significant operational efficiencies using new property and lease administration software.

FRANKLIN, Tenn. -- Shoppers purchase impulse items such as snacks, candy, beverages, and magazines 45.4 percent less often when they use self-checkout than when they use a staffed checkout lane, according to a new study by retail technology consulting firm IHL Consulting Group.

DETROIT -- A coalition of union and community leaders is asking consumers here to boycott Kroger stores, following the chain's announcement that it was transferring its perishable food operations from a Livonia, Mich., distribution warehouse to a facility in Ohio, according to local reports.

FRANKLIN, Tenn. -- Shoppers purchase impulse items such as snacks, candy, beverages, and magazines 45.4 percent less often when they use self-checkout than when they use a staffed checkout lane, according to a new study by retail technology consulting firm IHL Consulting Group.

ATLANTA, Ga. -- In response to findings from a recent consumer survey, the Georgia Peach Commission (GPC) here has introduced a special trade section on its Web site to help retailers better merchandise Georgia peaches to consumers.