Supermarket & Grocery Industry News

ACNielsen, Perishables Group Align for Fresh Category Management Partner Program
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. - The Perishables Group and ACNielsen U.S., an operating unit of ACNielsen, a VNU business, announced a first of its kind partnership to provide perishables retailers and suppliers with unprecedented category management information for the all-important supermarket fresh foods categories.
Supermarket NONFOODS Business: Nature's lip service
Natural lip balms are beginning to go mainstream.

Supermarket GROCERY Business: Tapping into a trend

Retailers are rolling out barrels of low-carb beers, but will the keg party last?
FEATURE: Food as medicine

Cutting-edge research, laxer labeling, and a renewed focus on health prevention make the timing right for functional foods.
COVER STORY: Data to dollars

Whether it comes from the POS or the warehouse, a grocery retailer's data can be a wonderful asset or, if its integrity fails, a horrible nightmare.
Wild Oats Removes Products with Hydrogenated Oils for Heart Health Month

BOULDER, Colo. - Natural and organic foods retailer Wild Oats Markets Inc. said it has removed all products containing hydrogenated oils from its shelves to recognize Heart Health Month.
Toy Makers Take On Wal-Mart

NEW YORK - In what could be a 2004 version of "Toy Story," a group of toy manufacturers have decided to take a stand against Wal-Mart Stores by delivering fewer hot toys to the chain and having more exclusive launches at competitors, like Toys "R" Us, according to the Associated Press.
Publix Goes Live with Retail Maintenance, Workforce Management System

SOUTHBOROUGH, Mass. - Publix Super Markets Inc. has gone live with a new system to automate its service operations, according to ViryaNet, a leading provider of integrated mobile and Web-based software applications for workforce management.
CoolSavings Acquires Targeted Loyalty Solution

CHICAGO - CoolSavings Inc., an online direct marketing and media company, today announced it has purchased the Targeted Marketing Services (TMS) business of Alliance Data Systems.
Tops, Wegmans Among Retailers with No Irradiated Beef

BUFFALO, N.Y. - Wegmans and Tops Markets are among the supermarket chains that have stopped selling irradiated ground beef since their supplier, California-based SureBeam, shut down in mid-January after it filed for bankruptcy.

Supermarket & Grocery Industry News

ACNielsen, Perishables Group Align for Fresh Category Management Partner Program

Supermarket NONFOODS Business: Nature's lip service

Supermarket GROCERY Business: Tapping into a trend

FEATURE: Food as medicine

COVER STORY: Data to dollars

Wild Oats Removes Products with Hydrogenated Oils for Heart Health Month

Toy Makers Take On Wal-Mart

Publix Goes Live with Retail Maintenance, Workforce Management System

CoolSavings Acquires Targeted Loyalty Solution

Tops, Wegmans Among Retailers with No Irradiated Beef

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