Supermarket & Grocery Industry News

UPDATE: Food Lion Adds CoolSavings' Grocery Solutions Network to Its Online Coupon Offerings
SALISBURY, N.C. - Food Lion Supermarkets has signed a partnership agreement with Chicago-based CoolSavings, Inc., an online direct marketing and media company, to join the latter's Grocery Solutions Network, an Internet-based distribution network for printable and electronic coupons, as well as requested product samples.
Patrick Lehman Joins GMA as Director, Federal Affairs
WASHINGTON ¿ The Grocery Manufacturers of America (GMA) yesterday said Patrick Lehman has joined the trade group as its new director of federal affairs. Lehman will focus on a variety of issues, including food safety, appropriations, the security of the food supply, commodity programs, and other areas regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. He succeeds Dave Stafford, who left GMA to become a writer at MSNBC.

WWRE, ACNielsen, and UDEX to Launch Data Quality Program

ALEXANDRIA, Va. ¿ The WorldWide Retail Exchange (WWRE), an Internet-based business-to-business exchange for retailers and suppliers, yesterday launched its data quality program in partnership with ACNielsen, a provider of marketing information and data quality/alignment services, and UDEX, a provider of product data cleansing and data quality services.
Family Dollar Planning to Open 109 Stores Next Month

MATTHEWS, N.C. - Family Dollar Stores, Inc., the fast-growing North Carolina-based discount store chain, opened 44 stores during the four-week period ended July 31, bringing the chain's total to 5,358. Next month the value retailer will open 109 stores -- the most ever opened by the company in a single month.
So. Calif. Retailers Work to Reduce Likelihood of Food-Tampering Cases

IRVINE, Calif. - The recent headline-grabbing food-tampering incident at a Ralph's here, involving baby food adulterated with a potentially deadly substance, has sparked consumer fears about the safety of products on grocery shelves, but retailers operating in areas close to the affected store are quick to reassure the public that they're serious about keeping such already rare incidences to an absolute minimum.
FRESH FOOD: Cutting it close

With the FDA's scrutiny of produce-handling practices bound to heighten, retailers can play a more active role than ever in keeping their products and sales safe and secure.
SYMBOLOGIES: Ode to the code

Marsh Supermarkets celebrates the 30th anniversary of the historic scan made at its Troy, Ohio location.
GROCERY: Touchdown!

An extra week of Super Bowl merchandising gives retailers the chance to score extra sales.
INDEPENDENTS REPORT: Fuel economy

The addition of a filling station at Kishman's IGA in Minerva, Ohio has pumped up sales -- not to mention customer enthusiasm -- considerably.
FEATURE: Center of attention

Smart operators such as Supervalu are heeding the call from trade groups to protect the supermarket's core grocery business.

Supermarket & Grocery Industry News

UPDATE: Food Lion Adds CoolSavings' Grocery Solutions Network to Its Online Coupon Offerings

Patrick Lehman Joins GMA as Director, Federal Affairs

WWRE, ACNielsen, and UDEX to Launch Data Quality Program

Family Dollar Planning to Open 109 Stores Next Month

So. Calif. Retailers Work to Reduce Likelihood of Food-Tampering Cases

FRESH FOOD: Cutting it close

SYMBOLOGIES: Ode to the code

GROCERY: Touchdown!

INDEPENDENTS REPORT: Fuel economy

FEATURE: Center of attention

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