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Safeway, Inc. and its vendor partners DemandTec and Kraft Foods will discuss collaborative deal management at the Grocery Manufacturers Association’s (GMA) Information Systems/Logistics Distribution Conference, which will be held in Miami from April 6 to April 8.

Escalate Retail has teamed up with FiftyOne Global to provide a turnkey solution that allows retailers to start selling and shipping internationally in a quick and economical manner.

Australian retailer Woolworths, Ltd. has installed a new workforce optimization suite in its Everyday Money customer service center to support enhanced services to customers of its new range of financial services products.

Information Resources, Inc. has launched its new Advantage portfolio of business applications --powered by IRI Liquid Data – to provide on-the-fly intelligence on consumer and shopper insights, brand, market, and category performance, and shopper loyalty across the enterprise.

B&G Foods, Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of high-quality, shelf-stable foods, has entered a new phase in its strategic rebuilding of the Cream of Wheat brand with the rollout of Cream of Wheat Healthy Grain Instant Hot Cereal. Parsippany, N.J.-based B&G acquired the iconic brand in 2007.

1SYNC this week launched a Brand Identity solution to allow users at every level of the supply chain to exchange accurate, consistent item information for multi-sourced, private label product brands safely and securely, through the Global Data Synchronization Network.

Bi-Lo, LLC, which is owned by private equity investor Lone Star Funds, filed for protection from creditors yesterday, three days before a credit facility matures.

With the economy in tatters, retailers have to move quickly to address new marketplace realities, according to a new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) and Retail Forward. “Point of View: How Will This Recession Affect the Future of Retailing?” includes findings from Retail Forward’s monthly ShopperScape survey, Retail Forward’s retail sales forecasts and an analysis of how trends first outlined by PwC and Retail Forward in Retailing 2015: New Frontiers are panning out.