ATLANTA -- Ahold USA here will equip all its divisions with a suite of new software applications as the latest step in standardizing technologies for all its chains.Each division will receive software to automate...
Retailers and wholesalers enhancing material handling programs are cracking down on manufacturers who clog the supply chain with heavy cases.Distributors are starting to penalize manufacturers who ship cases weighing...
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Fred Meyer Inc. here will use interactive electronic payment readers as a gateway to precise consumer demographics.The retailer will equip all stores with new payment terminals by Sept. 30. The...
Retailers are turning to a new line of inspectors to bolster pricing accuracy rates.Well aware that relying solely on store-level staff audits is not enough to guarantee nearly perfect scanning accuracy, a growing...
CHICAGO -- The march to Efficient Consumer Response is still drawing an enthusiastic crowd of supporters.But increasingly, industry executives, including those involved in spearheading the massive re-engineering...
MECHANICSVILLE, Va. -- Richfood here will present to retailers today an integrated point-of-sale system that will enhance front-end initiatives and store-to-wholesaler communications.The system, which is available at...
MINNEAPOLIS -- Nash Finch Co. here will radically alter its warehouse layout and operations with new slotting software and will eventually integrate purchase orders with the system.The wholesaler will begin piloting...
SAN DIEGO -- H.E. Butt Grocery Co., San Antonio, will upgrade radio frequency computers used by warehouse order selectors this spring in a move that will bring it one step closer to a paperless supply chain.Selectors...
SAN DIEGO -- Shaw's Supermarkets, East Bridgewater, Mass., is harnessing the power of automated planning programs and historical data bases to turn its warehouse delivery scheduling into an exact science.Trucks...
Imagine a wholesaler confronting one of its largest retail customers with concrete evidence that many of its business practices are simply unprofitable for both parties.The wholesaler shows that its partner is...