Nonfoods

BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. here said yesterday it's teaming up with the University of Arkansas and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arkansas, Alabama, and Illinois to launch the Center for Innovation in Health Care Logistics, which will work to improve the health care delivery system via information technology. The chain said it will pour $1 million into the effort.

QUINCY, Mass. -- Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. here said this week it would close its satellite office facilities in North Haven, Conn. and Edison, N.J. by the end of the year.

TAMPA, Fla. -- Sweetbay Supermarket, a subsidiary of the Delhaize Group, has adapted the Guiding Stars program from its sister chain, Hannaford Supermarkets, in a bid to address shoppers' health-and-wellness concerns.

TAMPA, Fla. -- Sweetbay Supermarket, a subsidiary of the Delhaize Group, has adapted the Guiding Stars program from its sister chain, Hannaford Supermarkets, in a bid to address shoppers' health-and-wellness concerns.

QUINCY, Mass. -- Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. here said this week it would close its satellite office facilities in North Haven, Conn. and Edison, N.J. by the end of the year.

CHICAGO -- A lineup of leading industry executives will headline the agenda of The Nielsen Company's Consumer 360 conference, set for May 15 to May 17 at the Westin Diplomat Resort and Spa in Hollywood, Fla.

CHICAGO -- A lineup of leading industry executives will headline the agenda of The Nielsen Company's Consumer 360 conference, set for May 15 to May 17 at the Westin Diplomat Resort and Spa in Hollywood, Fla.

DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. -- Building on its ongoing commitment and investment in category management leadership, Sara Lee here will unveil a new research-driven bakery initiative.