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LIGTH SWITCH
Feb 14, 1994
Bright lights may be crucial for showcasing products and luring customers into supermarkets, but they also use lots of energy. Now some farsighted managers are taking advantage of new technology to lighten electricity...
LOGGING IN THE HOURS
Feb 07, 1994
To make sure no labor is ever lost, retailers are turning to computers to help them schedule their staffs.New software is letting retailers use point-of-sale information to predict crowds at the checkstand and deploy...
GREGERSON'S BATTLES COMPETITION
Feb 07, 1994
BOCA RATON, Fla. -- With only eight stores in northern Alabama, Gregerson's Foods is a David next to its Goliath-size competitors, which include Bruno's, Food World and Winn-Dixie.So Gregerson's is launching a...
STUDY SUPPORTS FREQUENT-SHOPPER PROGRAMS
Feb 07, 1994
BOCA RATON, Fla. -- With supermarkets facing shopper loyalty challenges comparable to those that worry brand marketers, frequent-shopper programs can and should play a more prominent role in building store sales.That...
ROUNDY'S TO EXPAND USE OF ELECTRONIC SHELF LABELS
Jan 24, 1994
PEWAUKEE, Wis. -- Roundy's is the latest chain to expand its electronic shelf labeling program to additional stores.The retailer, based here, will install the electronic pricing tags in six of its Pick 'n Save stores...
INTERIM SOLUTIONS
Jan 24, 1994
The industry's fragile bottom line is lending weight to an emerging strategy of holding back from switching en masse to chlorine-free refrigerants.Two chains -- Jitney Jungle Stores of America, Jackson, Miss., and...
INTERACTIVE TV SHOPPING LOOMS ON FOOD HORIZON
Jan 24, 1994
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The supermarket industry may be about to enter a new high-tech era of home shopping.In a first-of-its-kind pilot program here, consumers would soon be able to purchase grocery and pharmacy items from...
LOBLAW EXPANDING SHELF-LABEL PROGRAM
Jan 17, 1994
TORONTO -- In a further sign of the growing industry interest in advanced shelf-labeling technologies, Loblaw Supermarkets here will expand its electronic shelf-labeling program to as many as 60 more of its Ontario...
RALEY'S COMPUTERIZES FRONT-END SCHEDULING
Jan 17, 1994
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Raley's here just completed rolling out electronic labor-scheduling systems to all 65 of its stores, SN has learned.The new systems are designed to improve service by tailoring staff scheduling...
TWO CHAINS WEIGHING ELECTRONIC SHELF TAGS
Jan 10, 1994
Two major supermarket chains could begin rolling out electronic shelf-labeling systems -- one chain to 50 stores and another to 30 stores -- within the next year, SN has learned.H-E-B Grocery Co., San Antonio, will...
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