Nonfoods

ATLANTA, Ga. -- In response to findings from a recent consumer survey, the Georgia Peach Commission (GPC) here has introduced a special trade section on its Web site to help retailers better merchandise Georgia peaches to consumers.

FRANKLIN, Tenn. -- Shoppers purchase impulse items such as snacks, candy, beverages, and magazines 45.4 percent less often when they use self-checkout than when they use a staffed checkout lane, according to a new study by retail technology consulting firm IHL Consulting Group.

DETROIT -- A coalition of union and community leaders is asking consumers here to boycott Kroger stores, following the chain's announcement that it was transferring its perishable food operations from a Livonia, Mich., distribution warehouse to a facility in Ohio, according to local reports.

FRANKLIN, Tenn. -- Shoppers purchase impulse items such as snacks, candy, beverages, and magazines 45.4 percent less often when they use self-checkout than when they use a staffed checkout lane, according to a new study by retail technology consulting firm IHL Consulting Group.

WEST BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- Shaw's Supermarkets here is opening a new store in Wakefield, Mass. with a unique piece of local history: The 54,436-square foot store includes granite window sills harvested from the original mill buildings on the site, as a way to preserve something from those historical structures the store has replaced.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Canada -- Wild Oats-owned natural and organic food retailer Capers Community Markets yesterday opened its fourth and largest location in Vancouver, the banner's first new store in 11 years.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Canada -- Wild Oats-owned natural and organic food retailer Capers Community Markets yesterday opened its fourth and largest location in Vancouver, the banner's first new store in 11 years.

DAYVILLE, Conn. -- United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI) here went before the planning and zoning commission in Killingly, Conn. this week with a request for a special permit to enlarge its 326,000-square-foot distribution center there by 171,000 square feet.