LANDOVER, Md. -- Giant Food here hopes to capitalize on the success of its recycling and alternate fuel programs by expanding the initiatives this year.The retailer, which recycled 50,000 tons of paper during the 1995...
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. -- Price Chopper Supermarkets here is making its new Albany superstore a showplace for energy-efficient systems.The 82,000-square-foot store, which opened last month, uses gas-powered air...
HOUSTON -- Gerland's Food Fair here is stepping up loss-prevention efforts with its third new technology initiative in eight months.The retailer began pilot testing cashier-monitoring software last month in three...
AKRON, Ohio -- Fred W. Albrecht Co. here expects to save nearly $5 million after launching a computer-assisted ordering and merchandising system.The retailer is rolling out several software programs this month to link...
ATLANTA -- Tesco Stores, London, said innovative technology programs have yielded savings from its supplier docks to its store shelves.Tesco has strengthened several links of its supply chain, making substantial...
CINCINNATI -- Kroger Co. here will test a new home shopping concept using interactive television.The retailer's Dallas KMA division will launch a pilot program in Denton, Texas, next month as part of an interactive...
ATLANTA -- Hannaford Bros., Scarborough, Maine, said it is greatly improving warehouse operations by placing employees in the driver's seat.Hannaford's warehouse in Schodack, N.Y., is partially run by teams of...
Electronic benefits transfer, the paperless distribution of such government benefits as food stamps, is poised for sweeping changes.Among the new initiatives on the horizon is a pilot program that seeks to develop...
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Tops Markets here is joining a select but growing group of supermarket retailers by introducing its own co-branded credit card.Launched this month at all 62 Tops Friendly Markets stores, the card...
Retailers are finding that the best way to cut losses due to bad checks is to automate the approval process.Using technology such as electronic check readers, in-store check approval data bases and wide-area...