Supermarket & Grocery Industry News

CHICAGO -- RFID reality may be further off than most retailers think, according to the results of a recent study conducted by global management consulting firm DiamondCluster International.

Natural and organic personal care items are a large part of Natural Products Expo West this year.

LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y. -- Online food retailer FreshDirect here said yesterday that it's teaming with local developers to launch a program to streamline delivery services to select buildings within its largely urban marketing area.

WATFORD, England -- Tesco and Procter & Gamble are tops when it comes to supply chain, according to a survey of by international food and grocery specialist IGD, based here.

SAN ANTONIO -- HEB here plans to work with Chiago-based market information provider Information Resources, Inc. (IRI) to create a customized market information portal and collaboration platform that will be made commercially available to the rateiler's manufacturing partners.

BOISE, Idaho -- Albertsons, Inc., based here, Chandler, Ariz.-based Bashas', and Walnut Creek, Calif.-based Longs Drugs Stores will install in-store photo kiosks from Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP), as part of the Palo Alto, Calif.-based computer and digital photo printer manufacturer's aggressive foray into the $35 billion-plus retail photo-printing market.

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. -- The boards of the Associated Food Dealers of Michigan (AFD) here, and the Great Lakes Petroleum Retailers and Allied Trades Association have voted to merge the two trade groups into a single association representing more than 3,900 small business locations in Michigan and Ohio.

SPRINGDALE, Ark. -- The chief executive of Tyson Foods, Inc. based here said the company's "Powered by Tyson" marketing campaign has raised consumer awareness of its branded products.