Nonfoods

ATLANTA -- Retailers educating parents of the dangers cough and cold medicine can pose to their children are providing more than a service ¿ they may potentially save lives, based on findings by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

ATLANTA -- Retailers educating parents of the dangers cough and cold medicine can pose to their children are providing more than a service ¿ they may potentially save lives, based on findings by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- As the lame-duck Bush administration tries to push its economic stimulus plan through, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. here is unveiling its own plan to boost the economy, and it doesn¿t need congressional approval: more price cuts. The retailer said yesterday it has rolled back prices on thousands of items, ranging from 10 percent to 30 percent discounts.

SCARBOROUGH -- Hannaford Supermarkets' corporate headquarters here will debut a kiosk from restaurant operator O'Naturals in late February, the grocer's corporate spokeswoman, Caren Epstein, told Progressive Grocer yesterday.

CINCINNATI -- The Central Division of The Kroger Co. here yesterday launched an environmental partnership with Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, Inc. (KIB) with an initial $25,000 contribution, and with a portion of that 2008 funding earmarked to support beautification projects in the neighborhoods adjacent to Kroger's newest regional stores.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- With the biggest game of the NFL season only a week away, Wal-Mart yesterday released a list detailing the states in which its sells the most "football food."

CINCINNATI -- The Central Division of The Kroger Co. here yesterday launched an environmental partnership with Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, Inc. (KIB) with an initial $25,000 contribution, and with a portion of that 2008 funding earmarked to support beautification projects in the neighborhoods adjacent to Kroger's newest regional stores.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- With the biggest game of the NFL season only a week away, Wal-Mart yesterday released a list detailing the states in which its sells the most "football food."