Linda Purpura

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PRESCREENING BY PHONE CUTS HIRING TIME AT SHOP 'N SAVE
Oct 26, 1998
ST. LOUIS -- Shop 'N Save here is reducing the amount of time it spends prescreening prospective employees by an average of at least 15 minutes per person through the use of a telephone job applicant screening program...
WINN-DIXIE SCHEDULES DEPOT EXPANSION BY AUGUST '99
Oct 05, 1998
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Winn-Dixie Stores here will complete construction of 267,500 square feet of additional refrigerated warehouse and dock facilities at its 750,000-square-foot distribution center in Charlotte, N.C...
OHIO GROCERS ASSOCIATION HELPS MEMBERS LOWER GAS COSTS
Sep 28, 1998
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Ohio Grocers Association here signed an agreement with an energy services provider to assist its members in obtaining lower gas prices.According to the agreement signed in August, OGA will...
COLD, COMPUTERS AND CHOICE
Sep 28, 1998
SAN ANTONIO -- Secondary-loop refrigeration systems and utility deregulation are just two of the hot issues flashing intensely on retailers' radar screens as they seek new solutions for increasing energy efficiency...
ASSOCIATED GROCERS TO TRACK FLEET WITH REAL-TIME SYSTEM
Sep 21, 1998
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Associated Grocers here this month will begin installing a new transportation logistics management system that provides real-time communication with truck drivers and uses a global positioning...
FOOD LION GENERATES SAVINGS ON ENERGY
Sep 21, 1998
SALISBURY, N.C. -- Food Lion here plans to expand the use of store-level electricity generators next year to take advantage of electric rates one-third lower than normal.The generators, which kick in when the retailer...
EFFICIENT CONSUMER RESPONSE
Sep 07, 1998
Retailers are focusing on efficient product packaging and in-store fixtures to significantly reduce stores' handling costs. Such improvements could represent significant savings industrywide, sources said.Fixtures...
NEW HANDLE CUTS RONETCO BAGGING COSTS
Aug 31, 1998
LEDGEWOOD, N.J. -- A plastic handle that makes plastic bags easier to carry is enabling RoNetco Supermarkets here, operator of six ShopRite Supermarkets, to save an average of $20,000 per store annually by eliminating...
CUSTOMIZED CASH-DRAWER SAFES SET AT DOMIMICK'S
Aug 31, 1998
NORTHLAKE, Ill. -- Dominick's Finer Foods here will be installing customized safes in the customer-service areas at all its supermarkets over the next 12 months. Approximately 20 of the retailer's 110 stores are...
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