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Wal-Mart Signs Venture to Enter India's Wholesale Market
NEW DELHI, India -- Bentonville, Ark.-based Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. has finally found a way into the Indian wholesale market. The global retailer yesterday signed a pact with Bharti Enterprises Ltd. here to create a joint venture that allows it to supply goods -- including groceries -- to smaller retailers, manufacturers, and farmers.
Premiumization of Pet to Drive $15 Billion in Nonfood Sales by 2011: Study
NEW YORK -- The financial strengths and emotional strings of pet owners stand to grow the non-food pet supplies market from $9.9 billion in 2006 to nearly $15 billion by 2011, according to a new study by market research firm Packaged Facts.

Premiumization of Pet to Drive $15 Billion in Nonfood Sales by 2011: Study

NEW YORK -- The financial strengths and emotional strings of pet owners stand to grow the non-food pet supplies market from $9.9 billion in 2006 to nearly $15 billion by 2011, according to a new study by market research firm Packaged Facts.
Lunds Summer 'Eat Local' Initiative Is Hot

EDINA, Minn. -- Lund Food Holdings Inc. here, parent of Lunds and Byerly's supermarkets, is enjoying success with an Eat Local marketing effort launched this summer to promote its relationships with local produce suppliers.
Associated Food Stores to Use Trans Fat-Free Cooking Oil in Delis

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah -- Associated Food Stores last week converted the cooking oil for all 350 of its grocery delis to zero trans fat canola oil.
Associated Food Stores to Use Trans Fat-Free Cooking Oil in Delis

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah -- Associated Food Stores last week converted the cooking oil for all 350 of its grocery delis to zero trans fat canola oil.
Lunds Summer 'Eat Local' Initiative Is Hot

ENDINA, Minn. -- Lund Food Holdings Inc. here, parent of Lunds and Byerly's supermarkets, is enjoying success with an Eat Local marketing effort launched this summer to promote its relationships with local produce suppliers.
Hobart Retail Marketing Exec Earns Environmental Accreditation

TROY, Ohio -- Jenni Bair, food retail marketing manager for food equipment supplier Hobart here, earned LEED Accredited Professional status from the United States Green Building Council.
Hobart Retail Marketing Exec Earns Environmental Accreditation

TROY, Ohio -- Jenni Bair, food retail marketing manager for food equipment supplier Hobart here, earned LEED Accredited Professional status from the United States Green Building Council.
Consumers Shopping More at Drug Stores: IRI

CHICAGO -- A profound shift in the competitive landscape is creating new growth opportunities for retailers, especially drug stores, once hammered by their supercenter rivals, according to a new report from Information Resources, Inc. (IRI) here.

Wal-Mart Signs Venture to Enter India's Wholesale Market

Premiumization of Pet to Drive $15 Billion in Nonfood Sales by 2011: Study

Premiumization of Pet to Drive $15 Billion in Nonfood Sales by 2011: Study

Lunds Summer 'Eat Local' Initiative Is Hot

Associated Food Stores to Use Trans Fat-Free Cooking Oil in Delis

Associated Food Stores to Use Trans Fat-Free Cooking Oil in Delis

Lunds Summer 'Eat Local' Initiative Is Hot

Hobart Retail Marketing Exec Earns Environmental Accreditation

Hobart Retail Marketing Exec Earns Environmental Accreditation

Consumers Shopping More at Drug Stores: IRI