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REIDSVILLE, Ga. -- In the last year, seven supermarket organizations helped raise over $225,000 for Children's Miracle Network affiliated hospitals throughout the country for in tandem with Produce for Kids (PFK) based here.

GREENFIELD, Mass. -- The Organic Trade Association (OTA) here submitted a letter signed by more than 200 companies, farmers, and trade associations supporting the association's request that Congress restore the National Organic Program at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Consumer demand solutions provider Khimetrics, Inc. here has introduced a new capability that enables the integration of external market data, such as syndicated data from ACNielsen and IRI, within the Khimetrics demand intelligence and analytics platform.

TORONTO -- This week at Grocery Innovations Canada 2005, the Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers (CFIG) gave out the Canadian Independent Grocer of the Year Awards to noteworthy independent grocers from across Canada.

LAS VEGAS -- The California Grocers Association (CGA) yesterday elected its 2005-2006 slate of officers and new board of directors at its annual meeting held here.

Portland, Ore. -- Mark Heckman, an expert on retail research and trends, has been named to the newly created position of v.p., retail insights at Sorensen Associates, an in-store market research firm serving major retailers and CPG companies.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Declining retail gross profits prompted Nash Finch Co. here to revise its earnings outlook for 2005 downward.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. ¿ The world¿s largest retailer is going to start taking more responsibility for the business standards of its global suppliers, by holding them more accountable for environmental and social standards at factories overseas, citing rising public expectations.