Nonfoods

CHICAGO - If consumers in financial straits have to choose between buying gasoline or groceries, gasoline often wins out, a Food Marketing Institute study has found.

Grocers, producers, and especially consumers are all reaping the rewards of more consistent organic produce.

By selling previously viewed video and DVD titles that the big-box retailers don't carry, grocers can turn the category into a high-margin profit center.

The paper goods aisle absorbs consumers with innovation, catchy graphics, and new products, despite competition from other classes, and a pending price hike.

Following a successful pilot, United Supermarkets rolls ahead with a knowledge-based computer-automated ordering system.

The IGA Global Summit offers an invaluable opportunity to gain important business insights, without ever shortchanging the human dimension.

BEIJING - Europe's biggest fresh food supermarket operator, Champion, introduced a new form of business here yesterday with the opening of its first Asian outlet, according to China Daily.

NEW YORK - Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. posted a lower quarterly profit yesterday on mediocre sales, and the Jacksonville, Fla.-based grocery chain announced it will streamline its operations by closing 156 stores, a strategy which will affect 10 percent of its work force, according to Reuters.