Target, Inc.

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. - ACNielsen U.S. on Monday announced that Big Y has joined the list of retailers whose product sales information will be included in ACNielsen's category management intelligence system, Category Business Planner (CBP).

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. - ACNielsen announced that its Web-based category management intelligence system, Category Business Planner (CBP), will soon include information from Raley's, a leading West Coast retailer. Raley's owns and operates Raley's Superstores, Bel Air Markets, and Nob Hill Foods.

DALLAS - Fleming today announced it has secured more than $1 billion in gross annualized new sales to new and existing customers through the second quarter. This includes recently announced new agreements with Albertson's and Target.

NEW YORK - Sales volume at U.S. chain stores grew in the second retail week of July, thanks largely to healthy food and pharmacy sales at discount stores, Reuters reported this morning.

DALLAS - Fleming today announced that it has been selected by Target Corporation to supply candy, cookies, and convenience frozen and refrigerated foods to all Target stores nationally.

CHICAGO - Home improvement retail chain Home Depot Inc. pushed aside Kroger Co. to become the second-largest U.S. retailer behind Wal-Mart Stores Inc., according to the 2002 tally of sales by Stores magazine.

ATLANTA - Self-scan checkouts are being billed as a panacea for supermarkets, discounters, and other retailers, but don't expect to see them in Target Stores any time soon.

NEW YORK - A new survey published in the July issue of Consumer Reports magazine finds that Sears, Roebuck & Co., Costco Wholesale Corp. and Target Corp. scored high with shoppers for merchandise quality and convenience, while Wal-Mart and Kmart fared the worst.