SAN ANTONIO -- A cart that combines pick-to-light and radio frequency technologies has helped H.E. Butt Grocery Co. here increase picking productivity for health and beauty care products by 50% at its San Marcos...
MINNEAPOLIS -- More efficient use of its wholly owned contract carrier helped Nash Finch here cut transportation costs 3.5% over the past year, with increased backhauls a significant factor in the reduction.Nash Finch...
Multivendor product consolidation offers so many potential benefits -- freeing dock space for receiving, reducing turnaround time and damages, and increasing product freshness -- that it's no wonder the practice is...
More and more wholesalers are outsourcing part or all of their transportation, because the process can cut costs and improve operating efficiency without compromising retailer support.Access to newer, more...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Spartan Stores here stopped accepting polystyrene foam and plastic bags from retailers it services earlier this month, citing cost and health issues in handling.An estimated 20% of the...
BELLEVUE, Wash. -- Quality Food Centers here is no longer offering home-shopping services because OnCart, Lombard, Ill., the third-party company providing it with telemarketing, ordering, processing and delivery, is...
MINNEAPOLIS -- Supervalu here will be rolling out an application that uses activity-based costing methods to determine the true profitability of products within a planogram shelf set.The wholesaler will make the...
Retailer successes with computer-based training, including savings from reduced training time and greater consistency, have encouraged CBT's expansion beyond educating cashiers. Several retailers, including some of...
ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Wegmans Food Markets here is developing a financial scorecard designed to measure the value Efficient Consumer Response initiatives bring to itself and its vendors.The retailer is currently working...
ATLANTA -- Category-management efforts are delivering sales and profit increases for Supervalu's independent retailers, while at the same time reducing stockkeeping units at the retail level, according to Leland Dake...
