Nonfoods

Bi-Lo said it plans to provide food, drinks, condiments, and paper products to every March of Dimes “March for Babies” event in South Carolina, as well as several events in eastern Georgia, which in total will involve more than 18,000 participants.

Piggly Wiggly Carolina Company, Inc. on Friday opened what it is billing as “the nation's first completely restructured grocery store model designed to fit the way people intuitively shop."

Natural and organic foods retailer Sunflower Farmers Market said it plans to open its fifth Colorado location as part of a strategy to double its stores in the state by year’s end.

The Kroger Co. said it promoted Calvin Kaufman to a corporate group v.p., and president of Kroger Manufacturing, responsible for overseeing the company's 42 food processing plants in the U.S. that produce breads, dairy products, meat, beverages and thousands of grocery items.

Electronic coupons are quickly gaining traction with consumers. Some like their paper-saving, environmental benefits, while others enjoy the fact that they don't have to clip -- and remember to bring with them -- a wad of paper each time they shop. For retailers, electronic coupons mean higher redemption rates and faster clearing, each of which translate into more cash, faster.

Public health is being cited as a primary reason for grocery stores to stop selling cigs.

The chain says closing the underperforming store benefits the business 'as a whole.'

McDermott to lead new nutritional rating system that will launch in supermarkets this year.