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May 22, 2012
Albertsons LLC leverages QR codes to help consumers perfect steak grilling

Albertsons LLC has implemented an in-store program that will allow customers to scan a QR code using their smartphones to access recipes with tips for grilling Steakhouse Choice cuts of meat.

May 22, 2012
Food Lion raises more than $500K for Hunger Has a Cure campaign

Food Lion announced the results of its two-week Hunger Has a Cure campaign.

May 22, 2012
HRG VP available to provide insights into trends impacting consumer health care at retail

Hamacher Resource Group VP Dave Wendland now is available for speaking engagements to help health, beauty and wellness companies prepare for 2013 and beyond.

May 22, 2012
Sam's Club invests big in small business

Sam's Club has pledged more than $2 million in donations to nonprofits supporting small business growth.

May 22, 2012
Survey ranks customers' favorite grocery shopping destinations

Giant-Landover and ShopRite are shoppers' two favorite supermarkets, according to results of a survey released Tuesday.

May 22, 2012
Target to open single-level store in New Mexico

Target will open a single-level store in New Mexico, the first of its kind in the state. The store, located in Albuquerque, is scheduled to open in 2013 and will occupy 155,000 sq. ft.

May 22, 2012
Walmart tops list of most valuable retail brands

Walmart topped the list of retailers on the BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands, according to a study commissioned by WPP Group and conducted by Millward Brown Optimor.

May 21, 2012
Catalina Marketing introduces Catalina BuyerVision

Catalina Marketing announced the debut of a new purchase-based targeting solution for consumer packaged goods advertisers that incorporates shopper understanding and analytics into campaign planning and measurement to drive improved performance.

May 21, 2012
Drugstore.com, The Leaping Bunny Program announce partnership

The Coalition for Consumer Information on Cosmetics’ Leaping Bunny Program, the gold standard in cruelty-free certification of personal care and household products, is partnering with Drugstore.com's The Natural Store to increase awareness around cruelty-free shopping and the availability of cruelty-free products on the website.

May 21, 2012
Fraction of shoppers determine new CPG's success

Just 1-in-67 shoppers, or 1.5%, determine the success of a new product, according to Catalina Marketing's "New Product Report."

May 21, 2012
Shaw's kicks off Sizzlin' Summer Giveaway

Supervalu banner Shaw's is celebrating the upcoming summer season with its Sizzlin' Summer Giveaway.

May 21, 2012
Survey: 40% of smartphone owners redeem coupons on mobile devices

Smartphones and couponing go hand in hand, according to a new CouponCabin.com survey.

May 18, 2012
Fresh & Easy launches Ready to Cook line

Fresh & Easy has launched a new range of more than 50 preseasoned, ready-to-cook items in stores just in time for the summer grilling season.

May 18, 2012
Harris Teeter declares quarterly dividend

Regional supermarket chain Harris Teeter announced that its board of directots has declared a quarterly dividend of 14 cents per share.

May 18, 2012
Q&A: Northern focus

Retail pharmacy veteran Frank Scorpiniti officially assumed the role of CEO of Rexall Pharma Plus in February. Now that he’s settled in North of the Border, Scorpiniti talked with Drug Store News about his new role and his insights on the Canadian retail pharmacy market.

May 18, 2012
Safeway makes digital savings 'Just for U'

Safeway has launched an online and mobile shopping tool that is designed to give customers an easier way to save on groceries.

May 18, 2012
Sears Holdings moves from loss to profit in Q1

Sears Holdings reported profits of $189 million during first quarter 2012, compared with a $165 million loss in first quarter 2011, the company said.

May 18, 2012
Survey: Consumers still cutting back, just not on gas, pharmacy or grocery

That trip to the local restaurant is off the menu for consumers today, as are furnishings and electronics, Empathica reported on Thursday, citing its latest Consumer Insights Panel survey of more than 6,500 U.S. consumers.

May 18, 2012
Weis Markets breaks ground on what's to be grocer's first LEED-certified store

Weis Markets on Thursday announced it has begun the construction of an environmentally innovative 65,000-sq.-ft. superstore in Fogelsville, Pa.

May 17, 2012
AAFES rolls out latest exchange format to Travis Air Force Base

Military shoppers at Travis Air Force Base near Fairfield, Calif., welcomed the opening of a new Army and Air Force Exchange Service experience as a renovated and rebranded exchange opened earlier this month.

May 17, 2012
CVS Caremark All Kids Can, Cedars-Sinai partner to bring mobile medical clinic to Los Angeles schools

CVS Caremark, through its All Kids Can program, announced on Thursday a partnership with Cedars-Sinai to expand the medical center's Coach for Kids and Their Families program to provide health services to more vulnerable children in South Los Angeles who otherwise would not have access to health services, including immunizations and dental screenings.

May 17, 2012
Save-A-Lot arrives in Atlantic City

Supervalu is bringing its Save-A-Lot banner to Atlantic City, N.J.

May 17, 2012
Survey: 80% of consumers actively looking for rebates

Ninety-five percent of consumers are interested in products that come with rebates, while 80% of consumers actively seek out rebates, according to an annual consumer survey by rebate provider Parago.

May 17, 2012
Survey: Consumers to trade sand castles for shopping over Memorial Day weekend

According to findings in two America's Research Group surveys — conducted in late March and in late April — the number of Americans delaying their shopping to Memorial Day weekend is at an all-time high.

May 17, 2012
Target Clinic to open locations in Virginia, North Carolina

Target has announced its plans to open new Target Clinic locations at four Target stores in northern Virginia and four Target stores in North Carolina, marking the first Target Clinics to open in these states.

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