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Eclectic yet strategic choices of material and layout make Blue Moon Grocery a suitable retail home for artists and attorneys alike.

The inaugural Hispanic Retail 360 Conference instructed retailers on how to target, segment, and grow with this major, complex market.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- To avoid being tomorrow's dinosaurs, retailers and their manufacturer partners must understand the voice of the consumer, the former chief marketing officer of Wal-Mart told attendees at the 2005 GMA Merchandising, Sales, and Marketing (MSM) Conference here.

WASHINGTON -- At a press conference here yesterday, public interest organizations Shape Up America and the National Consumers League demanded that the federal government act immediately to mandate the same standardized labeling information on beer, wine, and distilled spirits that currently appears on packaging for foods, beverages, and over-the-counter drugs.

SANFORD, N.C. -- The Pantry Inc. reached a new gasoline branding and supply agreement with ExxonMobil Oil Corp.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Several industry movers and shakers spoke yesterday on the importance of retailer and supplier collaboration, during the GMA Merchandising, Sales, and Marketing (MSM) Conference here.

WASHINGTON -- Manufacturers and retailers need to take a holistic approach to better reach consumers, and should revisit the importance of center store to grow their business, according to two new reports issued yesterday by the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA).

BENTONVILLE, Ark.-- Wal-Mart's 200 supercenters operating in Florida have begun to carry pasteurized-shell eggs, according to the product's supplier.