The National Retail Federation told a congressional committee yesterday that online auction sites have gone beyond being a convenient new fencing option for professional shoplifters and have begun to lure amateurs into the growing world of...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Organic Program in Washington recently released an updated report of its five-year audit of accredited organic certification firms, which had initially caused a stir among the media. The report showed...
Country-of-origin labeling requirements are set to take effect next week, on Sept. 30, but there is still some confusion in the marketplace. And to help clear up any lingering questions, suppliers, retailers and government officials will discuss...
Fresh Insights The produce industry is once again gearing up for the Produce Marketing Association's annual Fresh Summit International Convention & Exposition, which will be held this year Oct. 24-27 at the Orange County Convention Center in...
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Retail Industry Leaders Association here yesterday commended Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va., for calling a hearing of the congressional subcommittee that he chairs to address the growing issue of organized retail crime.
Evolving refrigeration technologies and regulations as well as rising energy costs were among the most pressing issues facing retail energy and equipment executives gathered last week at the Food Marketing Institute's Energy & Technical Services...
Americans as a whole may still be questioning which presidential candidate is better suited to revive the country's sluggish economy, but for executives in the supermarket industry, the choice is clear: the Republicans would be better for their...
Walgreens is challenging the legality of a recently passed San Francisco ordinance that will ban sales of tobacco products at pharmacies there beginning Oct. 1, according to published reports.
Safeway is the only North American retailer to legally commit to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions and opening its energy logs to auditors — moves it hopes will make it money
State and other government officials lack awareness of the true value that community pharmacy brings, said Warren Bryant, chairman, president and chief executive officer, Longs Drug Stores, Walnut Creek, Calif., and chairman of the National...