by Triangle Business Journal Whole Food Market Inc. will gradually phase out the use of plastic grocery bags in its 270 stores with the goal of no longer using them by April 22, which is Earth Day. The Austin, Texas-based grocery chain, which has four Triangle locations, said it will encourage shoppers to bring their […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Grocery operator Vester launched its second outlet in Minsk, the capital city of Belarus. Investments in the supermarket, taking up 2,400 m2, comprised some $2m. The store features 10,000 SKUs. Overall, Vester is to open three new hypermarkets in Ukraine by the end of 2008, Interfax reported. Vester Hyper outlets will appear in Khmelnitsky, Kharkov […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
SAN JOSE, Calif.—In a warehouse demo facility at its headquarters here, startup Altierre Corp. maintains a mock supermarket that could easily be mistaken for the real thing. The facility is complete with shopping carts, aisles stocked with goods, and Altierre’s flagship product—a wireless LAN based on a system of RF tags, LCD displays, servers, access […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
By SHELLY BANJO No SUV-driving American shopper would be surprised to find 20 lb. sacks of dog chow at a Wal-Mart supercenter. But at an urban minimart that is trying to attract bag-toting pedestrians? Not so much. Wal-Mart is struggling to expand with small stores as it seeks to penetrate big cities and jumpstart its U.S. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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