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As part of its “Be Good to Your Whole Body” campaign in its Whole Body departments, Whole Foods Market is focusing on healthy energy for the month of March with a series of in-store lectures and podcasts.
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Price Chopper and the Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) have joined forces to introduce an extension of the grocery chain’s “Fuel AdvantEdge” program that will offer CDTA riders the opportunity to pay less to ride area buses by using the Price Chopper AdvantEdge card.
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Supervalu is launching a new line of pet food products under a new WholeCare Pet brand that includes a variety of treats and supplies for dogs and cats.
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Editors' Picks for Innovative Products
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A New Brand Trial survey conducted by Market Force Information, Inc. among its network of 300,000 independent mystery shoppers and merchandisers found that Starbucks coffee was the No. 1 brand tried by consumers in the coffee/tea category in January, earning twice as many mentions as the No. 2 item, Dunkin’ Donuts coffee, or third-ranked Celestial Seasonings tea.
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Members of the Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association (PFMA) and the Pennsylvania Convenience Store Council (PCSC) are vigorously supporting legislation introduced by State Sen. John Rafferty (R-Montgomery) to dramatically overhaul the state’s beer laws.
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“The Global Powers of Consumer Products Industry 2010” report, recently released by New York-based Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, found that total sales for the Top 250 consumer products companies neared $3.2 trillion in 2008, up from $3 trillion for 2007’s Top 250.
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Greenbax Rewards has teamed with 30 Pitt Stop gas stations in the Columbia, S.C., area to allow Pig Card, Greenbax or Brandi Card holders to use Greenbax for free gasoline.
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Brookshire Grocery Co.’s (BGC) Brookshire’s Food & Pharmacy stores are offering customers the chance to save up to 20 percent off their grocery bill when they spend $700 between Feb. 17 and March 23.
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The Kroger Co., one of the nation’s largest supermarket retailers, and Shell have teamed up to launch a customer loyalty rewards program in several U.S. cities that provides shoppers with the opportunity to earn savings on fuels when using a loyalty card at Kroger or Ralphs stores.
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Weis Markets has relaunched and upgraded its Web site, which now enables visitors to access online ordering options for gift cards and party platters, refill prescriptions, and peruse the latest healthy-living news.
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HEB debuted TV spots during the Super Bowl to reinforce its commitment to helping Texas families save money.
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In tandem with consumers’ increased interest in store brands across many key categories, Supervalu has rolled out a new line of Baby Basics diapers that joins its other signature house brands, which include Wild Harvest, Culinary Circle, Stockman & Dakota, Stone Ridge Creamery, Java Delight, Homelife, Equaline and Shoppers Value.
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Kimberly-Clark’s Cottonelle toilet paper brand has teamed with husband-and-wife reality show celebs Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott to take the pulse of Americans on a crucial issue: should toilet paper be hung so that it rolls over or under?
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HEB has launched a new department specifically designed to meet men’s grooming needs.
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The latest addition to Piggly Wiggly Carolina Co.’s successful loyalty program will enable customers of the iconic chain to earn free groceries even faster through the Greenbax Rewards Club.
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The Homes and Gardens Best New Product Awards (BNPA) program has revealed its top winners for 2010, in tandem with research and insights from its companion second annual BrandSpark American Shopper Study.
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Spartan Stores, Inc. has reached an agreement with the Teamsters Local 337 related to the retailer’s decision to move its Plymouth, Mich., dry grocery operations to its Grand Rapids, Mich., facility.
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In a partnership with Rutter’s Farm Stores, Nell’s Shurfine grocery customers may now measure savings by the gallon of gasoline, according to Rutter’s Web site.
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Food Lion and Bloom shoppers can now earn as much as $10 in free groceries every time they buy private brand products.
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Economic adulteration and counterfeiting of global food and consumer products cost the retail industry $10 to $15 billion per year, according to a new study released today by the Grocery Manufacturers Association and A.T. Kearney.
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The "swine flu" pandemic gave an early boost to cough and cold sales — and it's not over yet.
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Weis Markets and Altoona, Pa.-based convenience store operator Sheetz, Inc. have expanded their joint gas rewards program at Weis’ newly remodeled store in Shippensburg, Pa., as well as the grocer’s Chambersburg, Pa., store, according to a published report.
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Super 1 Foods stores have started a new savings program to help shoppers stretch their dollars, while the chain’s parent company, Brookshire Grocery Co. (BGC), has introduced the “Food Club Frenzy” program this month, which offers participating customers the opportunity to win up to $3,000.
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Navarro Discount Pharmacies has named grocery industry veteran Steve Kaczynski CEO. Kaczynski, whose over 35 years of experience include a stint as president and CEO of Cincinnati-based bigg’s, a division of Supervalu, as well as executive positions at Wild Oats Markets, Giant-Carlisle and Cub Foods, replaces Marcio C. Cabrera, a managing director of MBF Healthcare Partners, who was acting as Miami-based Navarro’s interim CEO.
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 Tyson’s Cooking in the Deli
Tyson Foods has whipped up a line of complete meal entrées for supermarket deli departments across the United States.
 Hip to the Dip
French’s Mustard invites Americans of all ages to dip to their heart with the iconic brand’s new Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce.
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 Progressive Grocer's 2009 Produce Operations Review
Against a trying backdrop of persistently weak economic conditions, fierce competition and financially wary shoppers, supermarket produce departments faced much harsher headwinds during the past 12- month period than they have in recent years, as evidenced by marginal comparable-sales gains and a tentative outlook for the balance of the year, according to results of Progressive Grocer's 2009 Annual Produce Operations Review.
 PG's CES: Inside the Market Basket: Economical Choices Bring Grocery Gains
Total supermarket sales were $430.3 billion, up $13.2 billion from the $417.2 billion recorded in 2007 -- continuing the trend of slightly higher percentage increases in each of the past five years, according to Progressive Grocer's 62nd Annual Consumer Expenditures Study (CES), now greatly expanded from the eight-page print edition to 35 pages of research.
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