Nonfoods

In-store video reaches the moment of truth.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- In one of Wal-Mart's first moves to give serious attention to the growing organic segment, the retailer said yesterday it is expanding its organic baby product lineup.

PITTSBURGH -- Local developer Millcraft Industries said it will be the chief architect of an upscale, European-style grocery concept by year's end, as part of a $40 million redevelopment of the former Lazarus-Macy's department store downtown here.

BOULDER, Colo. -- Natural and organic retailer Wild Oats Markets, Inc. enjoyed the most successful grand opening in its history when its newest store opened in Tampa, Fla. last week.

EDMONTON, Alta. -- Natural and organic supermarket chain Planet Organic here said yesterday it has signed a lease for a 10,000-square-foot natural food grocery store in Port Credit, Ont., 20 minutes west of Toronto.

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- Dole Food Co. here promoted Keith Mitchell to v.p./c.f.o. for Dole Fresh Fruit N.A. In his new role Mitchell, who will begin his new post on May 8, will be responsible for the financial management of Dole's North American fresh fruit operations.

SALISBURY, N.C. -- Food Lion, LLC was the second-largest retail food donor to America's Second Harvest -- The Nations Food Bank Network in 2005, the hunger relief organization said yesterday. Food Lion, a unit of the Delhaize Group, donated a total of 29 million pounds of grocery product.

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Convenience store retailer Wilson Farms, Inc. here began selling E-ZPass "On-The-Go" electronic toll payment tags Friday in its 198 Wilson Farms and Sugarcreek stores, making it the largest off-Thruway retail distributor in New York state.