ATLANTA -- A new survey, which asked supermarket industry companies to rate their own progress in implementing Efficient Consumer Response initiatives, indicates ECR has definitely taken root in the supermarket...
LOS ANGELES -- The supermarket chain of 2010 could consist of a network of specialized retailing units, with one focusing on high-quality produce, another on home-meal replacement and still another on convenience...
WASHINGTON -- The Food Marketing Institute here launched a new initiative designed to stabilize or reduce the supermarket industry's cost of accepting electronic payments.The EPS Network Services Plan will explore...
The labor shortage gripping the entire information-technology field is putting a premium on qualified personnel in supermarket IT departments. With job opportunities plentiful, IT executives are struggling to find and...
Efforts to deal with the year 2000 computer problem are producing a good news-bad news scenario. The good news is that many companies, including some of the nation's largest wholesalers, are already taking active...
WASHINGTON -- A report from the Joint Industry Coupon Committee urges retailers to upgrade point-of-sale systems so they can scan the additional coded information being printed on manufacturer coupons, speed the...
LOS ANGELES -- The information technology executives who will assemble here for the Food Marketing Institute's MarkeTechnics conference Feb. 22 to 24 are seeking solutions ranging from basic pricing and promotion...
Efforts to rationalize and reduce the industry's inventory levels are set to achieve new levels of accuracy -- and complexity -- as attempts are made to tie replenishment more closely to what's actually sold at retail...
BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Nearly three-quarters of consumers -- 74% -- responding to an on-line survey indicated their interest in home shopping via computer, with 27% of this group saying they would consider placing orders...
SAN ANTONIO -- Final results of a scan-based trading pilot at H.E. Butt Grocery Co. stores here showed increased sales, fewer out-of-stocks and reduced shrink.The retailer and several direct-store-delivery...