Nonfoods

Bottled water's getting an injection of additives -- and consumers are drinking it up.

Wal-Mart's experimental supercenter in Aurora is the retailer's biggest, newest step becoming an environmental steward.

If retailers shift focus away from commodity items and toward specialty products and computer accessories, they can jump-start category growth, according to a SHOPA study.

The most effective marketing message is local, and new in-store technology is making that efficient, too.

This summer selling season, grocers will have plenty of reasons to think big, and the resources to play with.

LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y. -- With Easter and Passover fast approaching in mid-April, FreshDirect, based here, plans to roll out special holiday fresh meal menus to allow its customers "stress-free" eating and entertaining.

NORWALK, Conn. -- Stew Leonard's here has received the final go-ahead to build a standalone pharmacy in the parking lot of its existing store in Danbury, Conn. Although the plan was first approved in 2002, it was revised to include handicapped parking, and that revision received approval just last week from the city's planning commission.

GREENFIELD, Mass. -- The 2006 All Things Organic Conference and Trade Show, presented by the Organic Trade Association (OTA) here in partnership with Diversified Business Communications, will include two new features: an "Organic for Kids" product showcase and "The Corner Store...Organic and more, for every lifestyle," which will focus on nonfoods.