MILAN, Ill. -- Eagle Food Centers here will roll out chainwide a check authorization system that reduced the number of bad checks by 50% at 22 stores in a pilot program.Eagle Food will bring 31 Chicago-area stores on...
CHICAGO -- The Food Marketing Institute will unveil a warehouse and distribution pavilion at its Supermarket Industry Convention here in May.The 5,800-square-foot pavilion is intended to boost the show's roster of...
Third-party pallet pools are becoming a more powerful player at all links of the supermarket distribution chain, with pool members reaping the rewards of higher-quality pallets and shorter receiving time.Pallet pools...
HOUSTON -- The largest rollout of electronic benefits transfer is under way here with a pilot program that will be expanded statewide next year.About 550 retailers, including supermarkets, began accepting EBT cards in...
Although cross-docking is still in the planning stages for most retailers and wholesalers, those programs already in place have yielded substantial benefits."The big advantage is cost savings," said Joe Sealey, vice...
Third-party pallet pools are becoming a more powerful player at all links of the supermarket distribution chain, with pool members reaping the rewards of higher-quality pallets and shorter receiving time.Pallet pools...
Cross-docking may just represent the single biggest opportunity today for retailers and wholesalers to streamline the industry's complex distribution system.The practice, in which products typically are transferred...
Wholesalers are using computerized technology to turn unpredictable transportation systems into something close to an exact science.Escalating costs and inefficiencies are often cited as two areas of immense concern...
Wholesalers have found that sometimes the best way to increase transportation efficiency is to let someone else do the job.Outsourcing of transportation needs, ranging from leasing tractors or trailers to using third...
SEATTLE -- Stop & Shop Cos., Boston, has cut maintenance costs and reduced coolant leaks with intensive preventive maintenance programs.The results of the focused, localized programs are also evident in cleaner stores...