Nonfoods

Diversity management is evolving from the right thing to do into a competitive advantage.

By matching the right products to its consumer base, Sunflower Market's pet business is no longer in the doghouse.

With successful pilots and an effective customization tool, Ahold's Rhonda Horn has been making the business case for global data synchronization at her company's disparate units.

Grocers should bone up on what's hot for back-to-school, to exploit key food and nonfoods business during the season's window of opportunity.

CHESHUNT, England -- Tesco said late last week that it will open two trial nonfoods stores, one each in Aberdeen, Scotland and Manchester, England, over the next year. The stores will operate under the Tesco Homeplus banner.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Jim Gorny, v.p./technology and regulatory affairs for the International Fresh-cut Produce Association for the past five years, has joined the United Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Association as its new v.p./quality assurance and technology.

PITTSBURGH -- Ray Burgo, who has served as president and c.o.o. of Giant Eagle, Inc. since 1992, has moved into a vice chairman role at the 219-store chain based here.

CHICAGO -- At the Retail Systems show at McCormick Place here yesterday, Intentia, a global enterprise solutions provider for the manufacturing, distribution, and maintenance industries, with U.S. headquarters in Schaumburg, Ill., laid out five trends in the retail industry that provide key opportunities and significant challenges as retailers' role in the supply chain significantly increases as a result of steady growth in the private label manufacturing industry.