Walmart

BENTONVILLE, Ark. - Wal-Mart said yesterday it is introducing additional price "rollbacks" on hundreds of fresh and dry grocery items in time for last-minute Thanksgiving shoppers. The retailer said it will discount many items as much as 20 percent.

MINNEAPOLIS - Target Corp. said it has expanded its discounted generic drug program to all of its 1,287 pharmacies, which will now offer a 30-day supply of certain generic drugs for $4.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - ValuMarket, a family-owned grocery chain here, said yesterday that its in-store Family Pharmacies will match the value of Wal-Mart's $4 generic drug program, as well as Meijer's free antibiotic program.

DETROIT -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will open five supercenters in the metro Detroit market here next summer, with another three potentially on tap for 2008.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - ValuMarket, a family-owned grocery chain here, said yesterday that its in-store Family Pharmacies will match the value of Wal-Mart's $4 generic drug program, as well as Meijer's free antibiotic program.

WASHINGTON -- Food Marketing Institute and Grocery Manufacturers Association handed out Excellence in Data Synchronization Awards at the first Data Synchronization Summit 2006, which was held in Las Vegas earlier this month. The summit, which attracted almost 270 attendees, marked the first time that the trade groups -- together with GS1 US subsidiary 1SYNC, a data pool offering a range of data synchronization solutions -- sponsored an industry-wide event on the topic.

WASHINGTON -- Food Marketing Institute and Grocery Manufacturers Association handed out Excellence in Data Synchronization Awards at the first Data Synchronization Summit 2006, which was held in Las Vegas earlier this month. The summit, which attracted almost 270 attendees, marked the first time that the trade groups -- together with GS1 US subsidiary 1SYNC, a data pool offering a range of data synchronization solutions -- sponsored an industry-wide event on the topic.

ZURICH, Switzerland - Swiss retail chain Migros last week completed the installation of LED lighting to help better light its products, reduce spoilage, and reduce energy consumption in two of its Zurich stores.