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KEASBY, N.J. -- Retailer-owned grocery cooperative Wakefern Food Corp. said it plans to deploy new point-of-sale systems, software, and infrared touch displays at its ShopRite stores in an effort to enhance its shoppers¿ experience in the stores.

DALLAS - Hy-Vee and Big Y in North America, Carrefour in Europe, and China's WuMart are among the dozen Retalix retail customers that have recently deployed the vendor's upgraded loyalty and promotions management system. Together, these retailers represent more than 3,400 stores with 33,000-plus point-of-sale lanes running Retalix StoreLine, Retalix StorePoint, and StoreNext ISS45 POS systems, the provider said.

DALLAS - Hy-Vee and Big Y in North America, Carrefour in Europe, and China's WuMart are among the dozen Retalix retail customers that have recently deployed the vendor's upgraded loyalty and promotions management system. Together, these retailers represent more than 3,400 stores with 33,000-plus point-of-sale lanes running Retalix StoreLine, Retalix StorePoint, and StoreNext ISS45 POS systems, the provider said.

MINNEAPOLIS -- More than 197 billion pages containing 257 billion consumer offers were delivered through Free Standing Insert (FSI) coupons in Sunday newspapers during 2007, according to the Marx Promotion Intelligence 2007 FSI Distribution Trends Report, released yesterday by Marx Promotion Intelligence here. These FSI coupons represented more than $320 billion in consumer incentives.

MINNEAPOLIS -- More than 197 billion pages containing 257 billion consumer offers were delivered through Free Standing Insert (FSI) coupons in Sunday newspapers during 2007, according to the Marx Promotion Intelligence 2007 FSI Distribution Trends Report, released yesterday by Marx Promotion Intelligence here. These FSI coupons represented more than $320 billion in consumer incentives.

MINNEAPOLIS -- More than 197 billion pages containing 257 billion consumer offers were delivered through Free Standing Insert (FSI) coupons in Sunday newspapers during 2007, according to the Marx Promotion Intelligence 2007 FSI Distribution Trends Report, released yesterday by Marx Promotion Intelligence here. These FSI coupons represented more than $320 billion in consumer incentives.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Full-service sales and marketing agency Acosta Sales and Marketing Co. hired Mark Chaffin as c.i.o., responsible for all information technology operations of the organization and a. member of the executive team reporting directly to president and c.o.o. Robert Hill. He replaces retiring c.i.o. Chuck Wyckoff.

LONDON - Tesco Plc this week has expanded the deployment of its global sourcing solution to include a range of non-food categories including clothing, consumer electronics, and household goods.