Nonfoods

EDMONTON - Canadian natural and organic retailer Planet Organic Markets yesterday launched a new program to educate school children on how to pack more nutritious lunches.

For Jungle Jim's International Market to truly live up to its name, sourcing is the name of the game.

Fuel operations are no fad, and smart grocers are getting better mileage from promotions that win new shoppers.

Better-for-you cereals aren't just for the niche players -- mainstream manufacturers are doing more to raise their nutritional profiles, too.

Fisher Foods sells more greeting cards than ever before -- in less space. Here's how.

NATICK, Mass. -- Groceries and perishables played a role in BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc.'s August 2006 sales rise of 4.4 percent to $624.7 million, from $598.3 million in the year-ago period, the warehouse club retailer said yesterday.

Associated Food Stores uses impulse fixtures to reel in higher rings.

NATICK, Mass. -- Groceries and perishables played a role in BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc.'s August 2006 sales rise of 4.4 percent to $624.7 million, from $598.3 million in the year-ago period, the warehouse club retailer said yesterday.