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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- As the latest grocer to respond to a wave of counterfeiting, Harris Teeter says it will no longer accept computer-generated coupons printed from the Internet.

YONKERS, N.Y. -- To help consumers sort through the growing options and make the best grocery-shopping decisions, Consumer Reports (CR) surveyed more than 25,000 readers about their experiences at 52 chain stores.

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. -- Publix is the latest supermarket company to announce it will begin implementing UCCnet's item registration service. The Florida-based chain will use the service in its more than 750 retail stores in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, and Tennessee.

LUTZ, Fla. - A Publix supermarket in Lutz, Fla., was evacuated on Monday after customers complained of breathing difficulties, according to a report in the St. Petersburg Times. No one was seriously hurt, and no cause was determined.

A high-flyer of the Nineties, the chain has been stung by competition, the economy, and its own acquisitions. Now it's focusing on business fundamentals to revitalize its top and bottom lines.

Many manufacturers said it couldn't be done, but Hannaford's c.i.o. persevered until he had a Linux-based point-of-sale system whose hardware has no moving parts.

LAKELAND, Fla. - Publix Super Markets has put on hold plans to expand its PublixDirect Internet shopping service to the Orlando and Atlanta markets, according to a report in The Tampa Tribune.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Publix Super Markets has singed a multi-year agreement with Elogex, Inc., a network-based logistics solutions provider, to use the Elogex OneNetwork across its distribution network to link its operations with carriers and manufacturers on a unified platform.