Supermarket & Grocery Industry News

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Ohio Food Industry Foundation (OFIF) here has been named to the 2006 Associations Advance America Honor Roll, a national awards competition sponsored by the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE), Washington, D.C. The foundation received the award for its Retail Food Defense Preparedness Guide and CartSmart program.

AUSTIN, Texas -- Whole Foods Market here said yesterday it is getting involved in several AIDS relief efforts in the greater Boston area, where it operates 15 stores.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. and ROCKVILLE, Md. -- Consolidation continues in the retail technology arena, as JDA Software Group Inc. said it plans to acquire Manugistics, a global supplier of synchronized supply chain and revenue management solutions, to create a vertically-focused solutions provider to the global demand chain of manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, and retailers.

RICHMOND, Va. -- Regional privately-held retailer Ukrop's Super Markets, Inc. here said yesterday it is using Synergy Systems' DSD Vendor Program to enhance and improve vendor service in-store.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Associated Wholesale Grocers, here has selected Edict Systems, Inc. as its electronic data interchange (EDI) supplier.

NEW YORK -- When the going gets tough, Americans stop going for take-out, according to a new survey conducted by ACNielsen.

DAYTON, Ohio -- NCR Corporation yesterday released a simultaneous two-sided thermal receipt printer, which is designed to reduce paper roll receipt needs by as much as 50 percent, according to the company.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. said yesterday it has established an Employment Practices Advisory Panel to develop and implement progressive enhancements to equal employment opportunity and diversity initiatives for the nation's largest private work force.