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  • Wal-Mart, Produce for Better Health Reprise Colorful Halloween Promo
    WILMINGTON, Del. -- Charlie Brown and his friends are returning to Wal-Mart stores nationwide for the second year with activity books, stickers, point of sale materials and recipes designed to make learning about and eating fruits and vegetables part of Halloween fun.

  • KATRINA's IMPACT: Retail Generosity Tops $30 Million
    Compassion has poured forth from many in the retailing community in the past week, demonstrating the industry's eagerness to do what it can to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina.

  • Organic to Go Opens Three L.A. Stores; Three More Set for Orange County
    ISSAQUAH, Wash. -- Organic to Go (OTG) an all-natural fast casual organic cafe, catering retailer, and delivery grocery company based here, said yesterday that in addition to the three retail stores it recently launched in Los Angeles, it plans to open three locations in Orange County in early autumn. OTG offers consumers prepared sandwiches, salads, soups, and entrees.

  • Asda Removes Salt from Private Label Canned Foods
    UNITED KINGDOM -- In a move that U.S. retailers may likely copy, Wal-Mart-owned Asda in the United Kingdom said it is removing salt from its entire range of canned vegetables. As a result, customers will consume 168 metric tons less salt each year.

  • Piggly Wiggly Carolina to Upgrade Hilton Head Unit
    CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Piggly Wiggly Carolina Company here is expanding and renovating its supermarket at The Plaza at Shelter Cove shopping center in Hilton Head, a popular resort area in coastal South Carolina, to keep up with its customers' upscale tastes.

  • KATRINA's IMPACT: Retail Relief Efforts Continue
    SETPEMBER 6, 2005 -- One week after Hurricane Katrina's fury was unleashed on the Gulf Coast region -- leaving thousands homeless, hungry, and worse -- retailers continue looking for ways to help. Several companies late last week were sending truckloads -- and even planeloads -- of product to local relief agencies and needy refugees, while many more are jumping in to collect customer donations for American Red Cross and other organizations.

  • NONFOODS: Destination: Nonfoods
    General merchandise and HBC have gone from grocery's stepchildren to leading players in Stop & Shop's prototype format.

  • COVER STORY: Being El Super
    From HEB to Publix and beyond, the grocers most committed to Hispanics are learning not to get lost in the translation.

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