Nonfoods

Montvale, N.J. ¿ The Food Emporium, a division of A&P, last week launched a same day delivery service covering most of Manhattan that includes products from its produce and floral, meat, seafood, deli and bakery, catering, grocery, and GM/HBC departments.

SUNBURY, Pa. - Weis Markets will open a new 54,244-square-foot replacement superstore in Pennsburg, Pa. Saturday, November 13, replacing a nearby 33,841-square-foot unit, which will close at the end of business day Friday, November 12. This new replacement unit is part of the company's ongoing efforts to convert the majority of its stores to its superstore format.

WASHINGTON - The Food Marketing Institute yesterday launched a comprehensive Web site that addresses the important issue of obesity from the consumers' perspective.

PLEASANTON, Calif. - Safeway, Inc. has begun separating the nonperishables side of its marketing function into five distinct business groups, in a move designed to further strengthen its centralized marketing organization while retaining retail division flexibility.

OTTAWA, Ontario ¿ Loeb Canada, Inc., a subsidiary of Metro, Inc., a leader in the Canadian food and pharmaceutical distribution industry, with annual sales of more than $5.5 billion, opened a new 40,000-square-foot supermarket today in the nearby town of Nepean.

WAWA, Pa. ¿ Wawa, Inc., one of the nation's leading convenience store operators, has named Howard Stoeckel its first nonfamily c.e.o.

TROY, Mich. - Kmart Holding Corp. yesterday launched the Kmart Rewards credit card, which is being managed by Prospect Heights, Ill.-based HSBC-North America's retail services business, a leading issuer of private label (merchant-branded) credit cards in the United States.

NAPLES, Fla. - Delhaize Group subsidiary Kash n' Karry is debuting its new retail concept, Sweetbay, here on Saturday. The new banner will eventually replace all Kash n' Karry stores in Florida.