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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.

CHICAGO, Ill. - Supermarket industry sales increased 5.3 percent in 2006, and same-store sales rose 4 percent, the highest gain in more than a decade, according to the Food Retailing Industry Speaks: Annual State of the Industry Review 2007, released here this week by the Food Marketing Institute (FMI). These gains bettered 2005's 4.6 percent and 2.4 percent gains, respectively, in 2005.

PITTSBURGH - Giant Eagle Inc. here cut the ribbon on its newest concept Express format store, a 14,000 square-foot unit in Harmar Township that aims to meet everyday needs with quick meal solutions, all packaged into an easy-to-navigate format.

PITTSBURGH - Giant Eagle Inc. here cut the ribbon on its newest concept Express format store, a 14,000 square-foot unit in Harmar Township that aims to meet everyday needs with quick meal solutions, all packaged into an easy-to-navigate format.

PITTSBURGH - Giant Eagle Inc. here cut the ribbon on its newest concept Express format store, a 14,000 square-foot unit in Harmar Township that aims to meet everyday needs with quick meal solutions, all packaged into an easy-to-navigate format.

PITTSBURGH - Giant Eagle Inc. here cut the ribbon on its newest concept Express format store, a 14,000 square-foot unit in Harmar Township that aims to meet everyday needs with quick meal solutions, all packaged into an easy-to-navigate format.

QUINCY, Mass. -- The Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. here said last week it would introduce ground beef in "Smart Seal" Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) to 325 of its stores May 11, with a companywide roll out to be completed by mid-July.