Nonfoods

CARTERET, N.J. -- Just in time for the long Labor Day weekend, Pathmark will open a 55,500-square-foot prototype store in an ethnically diverse part of Philadelphia, featuring what the company says are many new merchandising concepts.

From HEB to Publix and beyond, the grocers most committed to Hispanics are learning not to get lost in the translation.

OMAHA, Neb. -- Lou Nieto has joined ConAgra Foods as president, packaged meats, and deli. The 50-year-old Nieto, who will based in Naperville, Ill., is a veteran of the packaged foods industry.

The Roundy's/Supervalu deal brings to light the challenges and anxieties of being a retail account in the middle.

As the devastation grows in Hurricane Katrina's wake, grocers in the South and beyond do their best to cope, and to help. Here are some of the latest developments.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- As a company that has been accused of muscling out its competition here in the States, it's almost shocking to hear Wal-Mart c.e.o. Lee Scott complaining about another retailer having too much market share.

BOSTON -- The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) and the Massachusetts Food Association (MFA) have signed a memorandum of understanding designed to encourage food retailers throughout the state to step up their recycling activities, especially in the composting of such items as spoiled fruits and vegetables, floral and deli waste, and waxed cardboard.

SALT LAKE CITY -- Associated Food Stores, Inc. here has made the move to data synchronization, in a bid to clean up the data pool its shares with hundreds of independent retail accounts.