Linda Purpura

MINNEAPOLIS -- Supervalu here is beginning to upgrade onboard computer systems in 1,100 trucks across 39 distribution centers nationwide. The upgrade will improve the wholesaler's electronic communications, reporting...

SAN ANTONIO -- H.E. Butt Grocery Co. here saved close to $73,000 in a test communicating product, pricing and promotional information with one manufacturer via electronic data interchange.The test helped H-E-B save on...

MONTREAL -- Cross docking doesn't necessarily require a huge investment in administrative and computer-support systems for distributors to get started and reap results."There's always concern as to what cross docking...

For many retailers and wholesalers, Efficient Consumer Response has shifted from a sweeping industrywide initiative to one in which companies choose specific programs that best fit their business needs.Wegmans Food...

CINCINNATI -- Kroger Co. here has discontinued home delivery of groceries to customers in the Dallas/Fort Worth and Atlanta markets because OnCart, Lombard, Ill., has ceased operations.OnCart supplied fulfillment and...

WEST SAND LAKE, N.Y. -- Plastic pallets with anti-slip coating are enhancing the look of store displays, reducing damage to product and improving safety at Miller's Market here.The anti-slip coating used on the...

WASHINGTON -- A program to help retailers separate waxed corrugated boxes from nonwaxed containers will begin this July, when boxes marked with the word "wax" in English, Spanish and French will arrive in North...

Internet-based ventures focused on consumer marketing tend to attract the most attention, but the Net's value as a business communications vehicle has been quietly increasing. While electronic mail is the most...