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Weis Completes 90-Day/$9.99 Prescription Plan Rollout
The grocer's "best of both worlds" prescription plan is now in place in all of its in-store pharmacy locations. More >>

FMI Unveils Final Details of New Format 'Future Connect' Event
First-ever "Future Connect" event aims to build next generation leadership to ensure steady stream of future talent. More >>

Four MyWebGrocer Clients Launch MyBaby.com Online Communities
The grocers are Central Markets, Stepherson's, Met Food, and Pioneer Supermarkets. More >>

TECHNOLOGY: SAP-sponsored Retail Roundtable: Shopping 2.0
How will the next generation shop? Grocers mull the role of digital at Progressive Grocer's latest technology roundtable. More >>

Smart & Final Gets Scary with Radio Star Rick Dees in Halloween Video Promos
A new online video channel will give Smart & Final Web site viewers a chance to win a $250 gift certificate or appear in a video. More >>

Jewel-Osco Opens First Green Store
A LiveRoof system, recycled content, elevated architectural design are among the unique features of 65,000-square-foot supermarket. More >>

Mitchell Grocery Corp. Outsources EDI
Mitchell's went with an outsourced EDI provider to cut costs and improve supplier connectivity. More >>

Wal-Mart Lists Thousands of Grocery Goods Online, But Not Yet for Sale
None of the items is currently offered for sale online; instead, each item's entry offers a search link to check availability at a local store by zip code or city. More >>

Giant-Carlisle Adds 2nd Store for Online Order Pickup
No plans currently for further expansion of the 5-month-old service, the Ahold USA banner told Progressive Grocer. More >>

Retail Bakers Association Launches Online Job Service
The Retail Bakers of America (RBA) this week launched an interactive job board - the RBA Job Center - offering members and the baking industry at large a resource for employment connections. More >>

Daymon Worldwide Bows Redesigned Web Site
The enhanced Web site was developed to inform and connect users with Daymon and the industry as a whole. More >>

VG's Food and Pharmacy Cited As 'Policyholder of the Year'
The insurer lauds the grocer's commitment to keeping workers safe, even after adding more stores and 500 new employees. More >>

IGA Expands to Russia
The retail alliance IGA has struck a deal with a Russian distributor for a five-year expansion plan. More >>

MyWebGrocer Buys Buy4Now's U.S. Ops
The deal adds A&P, Roche Bros., and New Seasons Market among others to the online software service's client list. More >>

Majority of Retail CFOs worrying about Election's Tax Implications: BDO Seidman Study
On top of shrinking margins, election-year pressures find most retail CFOs "very concerned" about potential higher taxes, fewer incentives as a result of possible tax reforms. More >>

United Fresh Taps D.C. Veteran for Government Relations Staff
New staffer expected to bolster association's presence on Capitol Hill. More >>

United Supermarkets Saves Energy with LEDs in Stores
The chain is "spotlighting" frozen foods as it makes the case for saving energy and labor via the lighting technology. More >>

Peapod by Stop & Shop Online Expands Service in N.J.
Now shoppers in New Jersey's Monmouth and Ocean counties can shop online and have the Ahold USA chain's groceries delivered. More >>

Stew Leonard's Launches Monthly Cooking Webcasts
The five- to six-minute clips are available online at the grocer's Web site and YouTube. More >>

Tesco Renews License for Enterprise Data Warehouse Solution
It uses the system to manage and analyze 60 terabytes of data. More >>

Whole Foods Market Launches Interactive Web Site
Whole Foods Market shoppers are used to asking store associates about products, gathering cooking tips and exploring dietary information. With the grocer's newly designed Web site, shoppers can now interact from home. More >>

Remodeled Star Market to Get Green
The Supervalu banner will boast the first store in New England to combine the use of fuel cell electricity, LED lighting, and glycol/carbon dioxide refrigeration.
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Rite-Aid Accepting Contactless Payments
Shoppers at the drug chain can now pay faster by tapping their PayPass-enabled card or device, and no signatures are required for purchases of $25 or less. More >>

Meijer Bows 'Grocery Express' Personal Shopper Program
Convenience of online shopping, ease of a personal shopper, and store pickup -- what's not to like? Not much, is what Meijer is counting on. More >>

Food Lion Working with Nielsen to Sharpen Shopper Intel
The chain has signed on for more targeted data that will allow it to zero in on customer behavior. More >>

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61st Annual Consumer Expenditures Study
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