The Retailer Owned Food Distributors & Associates (ROFDA), the largest cooperative of independent food wholesalers, is adopting the use of track and trace technology from ReposiTrak, a solution provider backed by international food safety consultants Leavitt Partners and retail technology experts Park City Group. The ReposiTrak system, which includes Document Management and Track & Trace, […]
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api(+) Designed Schnucks Grocery Store In Ballwin, Mo.
Tampa, Fla.-based api(+) provided architecture and interior design services for Schnucks Kehrs Mill location in Ballwin, Mo. The store is comprised of a 40,000-s.f. ground floor and a 5,000-s.f. mezzanine. api(+) was selected for the project after its design success of Schnucks’ 80,000-s.f. flagship located in Des Peres, Mo. The Ballwin location, which opened in […]
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Retail Dietitians Business Alliance Launches Online Career Center
The Retail Dietitians Business Alliance (RDBA) has launched its online career center. The RDBA Career Center, located at www.RetailDietitians.com and housed within the “Members Area,” provides a venue for simple, straight-forward posting of retail dietitian job openings as well as retail dietitians looking for a position. RDBA membership and career center postings are free. “One […]
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There Must Be A Better Way To Stock
by Alison Shea/Special to The Shelby Report I spend a lot of time at the grocery store. I would love to say I’m one of those shoppers who plans my family’s meals for the coming week and buys everything we need in one fell swoop. But the reality is that I shop for groceries at […]
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Houston’s FuelQuest Helps Retailers Buy Fuel At The Right Price
by Terrie Ellerbee/associate editor FuelQuest helps retailers of all sizes that sell fuel “buy it at the right time, at the right place and make sure it shows up on time,” says David Zahn, VP of marketing for the Houston-based supply chain management company. That’s the short version, but FuelQuest helps retailers with a tall […]
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Stop & Shop Announces Carbon Reduction Advancements In Mass.
The Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. LLC has made progress in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Massachusetts, where it currently operates 131 stores. In 2008, Stop & Shop committed to reducing its carbon footprint by 20 percent by 2015. The company made the announcement on April 4 at Stop & Shop’s LEED-certified store in […]
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Survey: Coupon Use Still Prevalent Among American Consumers
A recent survey conducted by Linkable Networks, a leader in card-linked technology reaching more than 200 million U.S. consumers each month, reveals that 95 percent of Americans use coupons when shopping and 73 percent admit to using coupons at least a couple times a month. The research was conducted to reveal trends in consumer shopping […]
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Schnucks Contains Source Of Credit Card Breach
Schnucks has “found and contained” the issue behind reports of unauthorized access to payment card information at its stores and has taken comprehensive measures designed to block any further access, the company says in a March 30 news release. The computer forensic firm Schnucks hired found evidence of computer code that would capture the magnetic […]