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Digital information and ordering kiosk vendor Nextep Systems continues to see steadily increasing growth in the face of a tough economy due to a series of recent customer wins, including several grocers and major airline terminals.

Mike O’Shell has been appointed director of general merchandise and health & beauty care for Rouses Markets. Reporting to Joe Livorsi, Rouses general manager of sales & marketing, O’Shell replaces Dantre Blanchard, who has been assigned to the company’s grocery department headquarters.

New consumer research by the Private Label Manufacturers Association reveals that shoppers can save about 30 percent off their grocery bill by purchasing store-brand products on their weekly trips to the supermarket.

The National Honey Board, based in Firestone, Colo., has released an update of its Honey Culinary Library CD.

There are three key reasons that bulk foods are poised to become a bigger seller in supermarkets across the country, says the Bulk Is Green Council: They are typically less expensive per ounce than their packaged counterparts; you can buy only what you need; and the lack of packaging is as green as it gets.

Escalate Retail's e-Commerce platform was developed to strengthen retailers’ online presence.

To honor vendors and/or manufacturers for outstanding quality, professionalism and exceptional customer service, the upscale grocer created the award.

Natural Marketing Institute (NMI), the leading market research and strategic consulting firm specializing in health, wellness and sustainability, and The Nielsen Company today announced an agreement that links NMI's Lifestyles Of Health And Sustainability (LOHAS) consumer segmentation model with Nielsen BASES' consumer panel.