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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- When the California Independent Grocers Association (CIGA) welcomes a new slate of elected officials for the 2005-2006 year later this month, it will be giving the incoming directors a formidable task: girding the loins of its members against attack from much bigger players converging on their markets.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- For years, retailers, manufacturers, and regulators have debated the impacts of the controversial practice of slotting allowances -- the fees manufacturers pay to retailers in exchange for shelf space to stock new products in warehouses and stores -- with little consensus. Now, a pair of academics has come down on the side of slotting.

CHICAGO -- International voluntary supermarket network IGA said it is restructuring its U.S. field service personnel to prepare for what it predicts will be "a strong growth year."

CHICAGO -- International voluntary supermarket network IGA said it is restructuring its U.S. field service personnel to prepare for what it predicts will be "a strong growth year."

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. -- ACNielsen said late last week it has joined the University of Arkansas' new RFID Research Center to study the impact of radio-frequency identification technology on the worldwide consumer packaged goods industry.

CERRITOS, Calif. -- Mass Connection, a leading retail marketing services and consumer related promotions organization, unveiled results of an industry study examining the effectiveness of in-store events -- through sampling, demonstrations, and retail entertainment -- and their impact on the retail marketplace.

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. -- ACNielsen said late last week it has joined the University of Arkansas' new RFID Research Center to study the impact of radio-frequency identification technology on the worldwide consumer packaged goods industry.

CERRITOS, Calif. -- Mass Connection, a leading retail marketing services and consumer related promotions organization, unveiled results of an industry study examining the effectiveness of in-store events -- through sampling, demonstrations, and retail entertainment -- and their impact on the retail marketplace.