SYDNEY, Australia -- The Asia-Pacific region of IGA here will install cashier-monitoring software in 120 stores to reduce losses due to employee theft."Theft is a major killer in our industry," said Greg Cutts...
CHICAGO -- The Warehousing & Distribution pavilion that debuted at the Food Marketing Institute show here this month will probably return next year.The pavilion, a 5,800-square-foot area, contained 15 company booths...
CHICAGO -- Warehouse inventory reductions ranging from 30% to 50% are among the direct benefits resulting from a continuous replenishment program at Dominick's Finer Foods, Northlake, Ill.Improved product turns -...
CHICAGO -- The lion's share of an estimated $4.5 billion to be spent industrywide on Efficient Consumer Response initiatives this year will be invested in information technology.That finding, along with several other...
CHICAGO -- Integration of systems for electronic distribution of government benefits across state lines is key to unlocking the potential of a paperless system.Advocates of a national system for electronic benefits...
MORRISVILLE, Pa. -- Following tests of several multimedia features in select checkout lanes, Shop 'N Bag here has fully installed its front end with a new personal computer-based system.The open architecture point-of...
CHICAGO -- Retailers experimenting with innovative frequent shopper strategies are finding their programs are successful -- or sabatoged -- based on the enactment of one key component: differentiation."We are losing...
MILWAUKEE -- Roundy's division here is rolling out satellite communications technology to augment electronic marketing efforts and support other new initiatives.The satellite network, to be rolled out to 26 stores...
PARRAMATTA, Australia -- Woolworths Ltd. here has rolled out to 435 stores a new technology that electronically captures the characteristics of employees' fingerprints for labor management applications.The...
There are rumblings, albeit quiet and off in the distance, that foretell industry progress toward adopting more efficient trade promotion practices.Growth in joint programs for category management, continuous...