Nonfoods

WASHINGTON -- With $219.9 billion in revenues, the growth of e-commerce was higher than expected in 2006, matching the 25 percent year-over-year growth rate that the industry experienced in 2005 -- but online sales of food and beverage declined by 8 percent, according to part one of "The State of Retailing Online 2007" report, released today by Shop.org and Forrester Research.

STAMFORD, Conn. - The design team at private label specialist firm Daymon Worldwide here won an American In-house Design Award for its design of Select Coffee for Roundy's Supermarkets Inc. based here.

STAMFORD, Conn. - The design team at private label specialist firm Daymon Worldwide here won an American In-house Design Award for its design of Select Coffee for Roundy's Supermarkets Inc. based here.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. said yesterday its same-store sales in April declined 3.5 percent -- its worst monthly same-store sales results in at least 28 years, according to the Wall Street Journal. The retailer blamed this year's early Easter, along with challenging economic conditions for consumers, for the negative performance.

SCARBOROUGH, Maine -- Hannaford Bros. Co. here has completed the process to become a certified organic retailer, making it the only traditional supermarket in the northeastern United States to meet Quality Assurance International's (QAI) tough guidelines for certification.

SCARBOROUGH, Maine -- Hannaford Bros. Co. here has completed the process to become a certified organic retailer, making it the only traditional supermarket in the northeastern United States to meet Quality Assurance International's (QAI) tough guidelines for certification.

SCARBOROUGH, Maine -- Hannaford Bros. Co. here has completed the process to become a certified organic retailer, making it the only traditional supermarket in the northeastern United States to meet Quality Assurance International's (QAI) tough guidelines for certification.

SCARBOROUGH, Maine -- Hannaford Bros. Co. here has completed the process to become a certified organic retailer, making it the only traditional supermarket in the northeastern United States to meet Quality Assurance International's (QAI) tough guidelines for certification.