Nonfoods

As more retailers put loss prevention at the forefront, they'll need to rely on a mix of new technology and basic training -- with commitment from the executive suite down to the checkout line.

With the FDA's scrutiny of produce-handling practices bound to heighten, retailers can play a more active role than ever in keeping their products and sales safe and secure.

An extra week of Super Bowl merchandising gives retailers the chance to score extra sales.

Smart operators such as Supervalu are heeding the call from trade groups to protect the supermarket's core grocery business.

Cub Foods uses agility and precision to compete in the tough home entertainment category.

WASHINGTON - Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. is taking steps to ensure its future in Maryland by adamantly opposing zoning rules that have been proposed in Montgomery County.

LEEDS, England - U.K. grocer Asda yesterday introduced four new Cafedirect hot beverage lines in response to the success of this year's Fairtrade Fortnight, a two-week awareness campaign that, according to the retailer, led to a huge increase in sales of fair trade products at the its stores.

FRANKLIN, Tenn. - North American consumers transacted nearly $128 billion in sales using self-checkout lanes, ticketing kiosks, and other self-service machines in 2003 -- but for some retailers, high-touch is still the way to go.