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  • Panel Stalls Bid to Allow Supermarkets To Sell Beer

    DOVER, Del. -- A bill to allow supermarkets to sell beer in the state of Delaware has stalled in the House of Representatives' business, corporations and commerce committee, where it could stay until the legislative session ends July 1.
  • Giant Eagle Launches New Gas Discount Pilot, Cuts HBC Prices

    PITTSBURGH -- Giant Eagle here is beginning a four-week test today of a program that will award additional fuel discounts to shoppers at 81 of its Pennsylvania stores. The new gas discount pilot, Bonus fuelperks, will be layered on top of the regional market leader's existing self-funded fuelperks! rewards program, which gives Advantage loyalty cardholders 10 cents off a gallon gas at Giant Eagle's GetGo c-stores for every $50 spent.
  • Unilever's 'Real Beauty' Dove Campaign Receives Grand EFFIE Award

    NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Oglivy & Mather Chicago's campaign for Unilever's Dove brand, "The Campaign for Real Beauty" was awarded the Grand EFFIE last night at the 38th Annual EFFIE Awards ceremony at the Marriott Marquis here.
  • Big Y to Roll Out Fresh Concept Store in the Fall

    SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- As organic and natural foods move increasingly into the mainstream, Big Y here will introduce a new store format this autumn to tap into the trend. The new format, to be called Fresh Acres, is a smaller footprint than other Big Y units, offering fresh, natural, and easy-to-prepare items for busy shoppers, according to company executives.
  • Seafood Industry Lauds Congressional Support of Storm-hit Gulf Suppliers

    McLEAN, Va. -- The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) here commended congressional conferees for including $118 million in emergency appropriations for recovery and rebuilding efforts in H.R. 4939, the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act. This funding is a result of the federal Fisheries Declaration of Disaster after Hurricane Katrina in October 2005.
  • Coca-Cola Adopts Environmentally-Friendly Refrigeration Units

    ATLANTA -- Now consumers can have a Coke and a breath of fresh air, as The Coca-Cola Company has completed its transition to HFC-Free insulation for 98 percent of all new purchases of refrigerated sales and marketing equipment.
  • Price Chopper Opens 114th Store, with Emphasis on Fresh

    SCHENECTADY, N.Y. -- Price Chopper Supermarkets yesterday opened a 56,000-square-foot superstore yesterday in Derby, Vt. The store, the company's 114th, features the chain's commitment to "the best in fresh."
  • Grocery Price Comparison Search Engine Spreads to 525 U.S. Cities

    OTTAWA, Canada -- mygrocerydeals.com, an independent comparison shopping search engine, has recently expanded its market coverage to become coast-to-coast and "live" in more than 525 U.S. cities.
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