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  • Food Growth Continues to Drive Wal-Mart's Sales

    BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- It's a good thing for Wal-Mart that people have to eat. The latest figures from ACNielsen's Wal-Mart Channel Service for the 52-weeks ended May 14, show that growth in food and beverage sales more than offset an actual decline in sales of UPC-coded general merchandise at Wal-Mart supercenters and discount stores over the past year.

  • Retail Forward Adds Voice to Chorus Calling on Grocers to Change

    COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Supermarkets are going to be forced by alternative format competition to redefine their concepts and the shopping experience to capture their fair share of consumer spending, global management consultancy Retail Forward here said yesterday, as it released a new industry report.

  • Supermarkets Pouring Bucks Into Self-checkout and Workforce Management, Says Study

    FRANKLIN, Tenn. -- Supermarkets plan to increase spending on self-checkout systems and workforce management software in the next 12 months, according to a new report from retail analyst and consultancy firm IHL Consulting Group.

  • Supermarkets that Went 'Organic for Earth Day' Grew Sales

    MINNEAPOLIS -- Retailers saw significant sales hikes in organic products as a result of participating in the April 2005 "Go Organic! for Earth Day" campaign, according to data released yesterday by the Natural Marketing Institute.

  • Marsh Supermarkets to Launch Web-based Petroleum Management Solution

    INDIANAPOLIS -- Regional supermarket operator Marsh Supermarkets Inc. plans to deploy an Internet-based petroleum solution to improve management of fuel purchasing, replenishment, and invoice reconciliation across all of its grocery and convenience store locations.

  • Hispanic Retail 360 Registration Opens

    Online registration is now open for the most powerful conference and exhibition designed to help retailers maximize their business with the growing Latino market.

  • FMI, GMA Applaud Voluntary COOL Bill

    WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Trade association leaders praised legislation introduced last week by Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) to replace the mandatory country of origin labeling law with a voluntary program for produce, meat, seafood and peanuts.

  • Three Years of Double-Digit Growth Drive Natural HBC Market to $5 Billion: Study

    NEW YORK -- Buoyed by three straight years double-digit gains, the market for natural personal care products reached $5 billion in 2004, increasing by more than 50 percent since 2000, according to a new report from market research publisher Packaged Facts.
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