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ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Ingles Markets has introduced the "Ingles Advantage" Savings and Rewards Card, which entitles card members to discounts throughout the store.

Working closely with charitable products not only helps a good cause, but also has a positive effect on the bottom line.

CLEVELAND -- Supermarket competitors Giant Eagle and Tops Friendly Markets launched a price war this week, but many customers failed to notice, according to a story in the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Insignia Systems, Inc. announced today the addition of Price Chopper to its Insignia POPSign network of grocery retailers. Price Chopper operates 105 stores in the northeastern United States, primarily in New York.

The Hispanic aisle continues to progress as manufacturers target the country's largest minority group.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- The USA Rice Federation awarded the H.E. Butt Grocery Co. its Rice Retailer of the Year Award at the recent 104th Rice Millers' Association Convention in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. and SUNNYVALE, Calif. - ACNielsen and Yahoo! today announced the launch of Yahoo! Consumer Direct, Powered by ACNielsen, a new service that enables consumer packaged goods companies to reach consumers more effectively online and directly measure the offline sales impact of such efforts.

The latest ACNielsen study on trade promotion practices shows both retailers and manufacturers increasingly unhappy with spending and results.