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PITTSBURGH - The deeply discounted generic drug movement picked up more steam late last week when Giant Eagle, Inc. here unveiled an extensive discounted generic prescription drug program in all of its Ohio supermarket pharmacies.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Ruddick Corp., the parent company of Southeastern supermarket chain Harris Teeter, said last week it plans to open 22 new stores during fiscal 2007, resulting in an expected 15.6 percent increase in retail square footage as compared to a 8.4 percent increase in fiscal 2006.

PITTSBURGH - The deeply discounted generic drug movement picked up more steam late last week when Giant Eagle, Inc. here unveiled an extensive discounted generic prescription drug program in all of its Ohio supermarket pharmacies.

FRISCO, Texas - Retail technology solutions provider Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. yesterday appointed Paul Burel self-checkout strategic marketing leader to develop go-to-market strategies for the vendor's self-checkout solutions, and lead the solution and partner strategy for its self-checkout line of business

FRISCO, Texas - Retail technology solutions provider Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. yesterday appointed Paul Burel self-checkout strategic marketing leader to develop go-to-market strategies for the vendor's self-checkout solutions, and lead the solution and partner strategy for its self-checkout line of business

SEATTLE -- Supermarket wholesaler Associated Grocers of Seattle yesterday promoted Terry Reinig to the position of meat manager of AG's meat department.

SEATTLE -- Supermarket wholesaler Associated Grocers of Seattle yesterday promoted Terry Reinig to the position of meat manager of AG's meat department.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. - Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. said yesterday its October same-store sales rose a modest 0.5 percent in the U.S., which was below its already lowered expectations, and represented the smallest gain in more than two years.