AUSTIN, Texas -- Whole Foods said last week that it would build a new headquarters here to accommodate its plans to more than triple the number of stores by the end of the decade. The new building also will house an...
LANDOVER, Md. -- Giant Food here last week said it was rolling out a system that allows it to accept prescriptions through the Internet from physicians. The technology could soon be adopted by the rest of the chains...
Cheap groceries aren't the only thing attracting customers to Wal-Mart's Neighborhood Markets. The Bentonville, Ark.-based company's combo-store format, which enables the discount-retailing giant to leverage its...
HASTINGS, Mich. -- G&R Felpausch here recently completed a successful "Meal Deals" promotion in which its general merchandise and center store teams worked together to encourage trial of a specialty food product line...
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The National Association of Chain Drug Stores here was planning by this week to file some suggestions to modify the federal medical privacy rule proposed by the Department of Health and Human...
ENCINO, Calif. -- DVD rentals grew at a torrid pace during the first quarter, according to a recent report by the Video Software Dealers Association, based here.During the six-week period from Jan. 6 through March 17...
DALLAS -- Supermarket shoppers who buy magazines tend to spend more on groceries and also tend to shop more high-margin departments, according to a study unveiled here at the Magazine Publishers of America's Retail...
BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart here recently unveiled a plan to offer women's health screenings and educational sessions at all 2,748 stores nationwide.The discount chain is partnering with The Speaking of Women's...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Meijer here next week kicks off a promotional tie-in with the Detroit Red Wings hockey team in which the supermarket/discount chain will have the exclusive rights to offer a video chronicling...
DALLAS -- Wegmans won two of the nine Retailer Best Practices awards at the Magazine Publishers of America's Retail Conference & Expo here last week.The Rochester, N.Y.-based chain won one award for best magazine...