LEDGEWOOD, N.J. -- A plastic handle that makes plastic bags easier to carry is enabling RoNetco Supermarkets here, operator of six ShopRite Supermarkets, to save an average of $20,000 per store annually by eliminating...
Tools that can track the costs of introducing a product throughout the supply chain, as well as those that attempt to predict each item's profit potential and the effect on its category, are being employed in the...
CINCINNATI -- Kroger Co. here is outsourcing the fleet maintenance for its Central Marketing Area, which includes 141 supermarkets in Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Michigan and Ohio.Transervice Lease Corp., Lake...
WASHINGTON -- A study that was designed to answer what the grocery industry is spending on applications development, where the money is being spent and why the industry is spending those dollars in that direction...
CINCINNATI -- The Kroger Co. here is rolling out a wall-mounted spill cleaning system to reduce the potential for slip and fall accidents at approximately 1,300 of its stores.Kroger's 14 operating units, including...
A wide variety of information technologies, from onboard computer systems that can pinpoint a truck's location via a global positioning system to computerized routing and load planning systems, are fueling...
PITTSBURGH -- By outsourcing its utility bill processing and auditing to a third party, Giant Eagle here expects to save more than 1% in utility costs.Giant Eagle, which was developing a database of utility histories...
SALT LAKE CITY -- American Stores here plans to construct a distribution facility on more than 160 acres it acquired in Lancaster, Pa., last month. Road work to provide access to the site began late last month.The...
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Furr's Supermarkets here is in the process of implementing supply-chain software that handles warehouse operations as well as buying functions and billing and reconciliation processes for its 68...
Warehouse-management systems have become almost an operational necessity in the supermarket industry, especially for maximizing efficiencies in inventory control and labor management.Many companies are seeking ways to...
