Nonfoods

MONTVALE, N.J. -- The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Inc. here said yesterday it had purchased Best Cellars, a New York-based retailer known for merchandising reasonably priced wines by flavor instead of by origin, and has also hired the specialty wine shop's founder to head up a revamped alcoholic beverage concept.

As perishables category management evolves, sharper lines are being drawn between the trading partners that are fully on board -- and those that aren't.