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  • Market Basket Reduces Out of Stocks by a Quarter, Inventory Levels 16 Percent

    NEDERLAND, Texas - Market Basket, a privately held supermarket chain with stores in Texas and Louisiana, has completed the rollout of Retalix's DemandAnalytx store forecasting and ordering system after a pilot showed substantial improvements in out of stocks and inventory.

  • Industry Report: Unsaleables Rates Declined in 2003

    MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - Food, beverage, and consumer products manufacturers reported that the cost of unsaleable products declined to 1.11 percent in 2003, compared with a record high of 1.18 percent in 2002, according to the Grocery Manufacturers of America-Food Marketing Institute 2004 Unsaleables Benchmark Report.

  • MobileLime Integrates with StoreNext's ISS45 POS Solution

    NEWTON, Mass - Now that its software solution has fully integrated with StoreNext's latest ISS45 Version 8 point-of-sale (POS) system, MobileLime, a service of Vayusa, Inc., says shoppers will have the convenience of paying for groceries using their mobile phones while grocers build customer loyalty and a stronger bottom line.

  • Salmonella Cases Linked to Sheetz C-stores on the Rise

    PITTSBURGH - Up to 70 cases of salmonella poisoning throughout Pennsylvania had been linked to a deli product sold at Sheetz convenience stores by Friday afternoon, and the Pennsylvania Department of Health said it expected the number to continue to increase throughout the weekend.

  • Nash Finch Takes Loss in Second Quarter

    MINNEAPOLIS - National food distributor and retailer Nash Finch Company said yesterday that it experienced a $15.6 million net loss for the second quarter ended June 19, due in part to a charge of $24.3 million, or $1.96 a share, from closing 18 of its stores, including three under its now-defunct Avanza banner.

  • January Designated 'Low Carb Month'

    NORTHBROOK, Ill. - Retailers have a new month of recognition to add to their merchandising calendars, as the Low Carb Manufacturers Alliance (LCMA) kicks off its first-ever "Low Carb Month" promotion in January 2005.

  • Roundy's to Close Two Distribution Facilities

    MILWAUKEE - Roundy's, Inc. here said yesterday it will close its Eldorado, Ill. and Evansville, Ind. distribution centers, both of which service independent grocery operators in the southern half of those states as well as in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Missouri. The closures will reportedly result in the loss of 252 jobs.

  • FDA Issues New Mad Cow Rules

    WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration issued rules last week prohibiting nervous system tissue and other cattle parts from being used in human food, dietary supplements, and cosmetics, according to published reports.
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