ARLINGTON, Va. — For Safeway, sustainability is not just about preserving the planet, but about addressing the health and wellness of the shoppers and employees who reside on that planet. In particular, the retailer is focusing on shoppers...
AMERICANS HAVE become wise to the promotional ways of marketers. And now their phones are smarter too. Up to half of all mobile phone users are expected to have smart phones capable of reading QR codes by 2011. Meanwhile, phone makers are pre...
ARLINGTON, Va. — Despite the economy, consumers are still willing to buy products that are marketed as environmentally friendly but only at an agreeable price. More consumers say they will buy green only if price, quality and convenience are...
For just about every business challenge retailers face, there is a technology solution. For example, Price Chopper Supermarkets, Schenectady, N.Y., has found that e-procurement services that conduct reverse auctions are able to drive down the cost...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency next week plans to announce long-awaited proposed amendments to the refrigerant leak-repair regulations in Section 608 of the Clean Air Act.
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Global Packaging Project, an effort to establish a common industry language for packaging and sustainability, expects to issue a guidance document in the first quarter of next year, said Anne T. Johnson, program director...
WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives folded food-safety legislation into a budget bill Wednesday and passed it by a 212-206 margin.
ARLINGTON, Va. — The new Food Marketing Institute document, “Sustainability on the Shelves: A Guide for Category Managers & Buyers,” includes a “cheat sheet” intended to help jumpstart a dialogue between the...
FMI/GMA Sustainability Summit