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04/10/2013 - 12:00pm
Drug take-back events scheduled for 35 Giant-Carlisle stores

Thirty-five Giant Food Stores and Martin's Food Markets stores in Pennsylvania and Virginia will sponsor drug take-back events later this month.

04/10/2013 - 11:51am
Stop & Shop renews partnership with Environmental League of Massachusetts

Stop & Shop is reaffirming its goal to reduce its effects on the environment, particularly in Massachusetts, the company said.

04/02/2013 - 11:50am
U.S. Green Building Council commends Ahold USA for green-building initiative

Ahold USA now has the largest number of stores that have received leadership in energy and environmental design certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, the supermarket operator said Tuesday.

03/29/2013 - 3:29pm
Retailers go all out for omnichannel

Google has officially unveiled its testing program for Google Shopping Express, its new online delivery service in the San Francisco Bay area, signing up with retailers like Target, Walgreens and Raley's to allow customers to receive items directly from store shelves at their homes within a day.

The program has been widely described as an effort by Google to compete with e-commerce giant Amazon, but what sets Google Shopping Express apart is its sourcing partnership with brick-and-mortar retailers, particularly Target, which itself has made significant investments in omnichannel retail, most recently with its purchases of two online cooking-equipment retailers. As a whole slew of developments over the past couple of weeks has shown, omnichannel is becoming a key component of many retailers' business.

03/29/2013 - 11:57am
Ahold appoints former IBM executive as chief information officer

Ahold USA has appointed Paul Scorza as its chief information officer, the supermarket operator said Friday.

03/28/2013 - 2:56pm
Giant-Landover signs statement of support for National Guard, reserve

The head of Ahold USA's Giant-Landover banner has pledged the supermarket chain's support for the Department of Defense's Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve.

03/28/2013 - 10:53am
Giant-Carlisle collects $587,545 for hunger relief in late February, early March

Ahold USA's Giant-Carlisle banner raised nearly $600,000 for a hunger relief program in February and March, the supermarket chain said.

03/27/2013 - 10:11am
Ahold completes sale of ICA stake

Dutch supermarket operator Royal Ahold has completed the sale of its majority stake in a Scandinavian supermarket chain, the company said.

03/26/2013 - 10:08am
Martin's donated more than $2.2 million to Va. charities in 2012

Martin's Food Markets donated more than $2.2 million in the Richmond and Williamsburg, Va., areas in 2012 as part of its "Living Here, Giving Here" charitable program, the supermarket chain said.

03/22/2013 - 2:42pm
Change the channel: More consumers opt for mobile, online shopping

Google is dogfooding a service called Google Shopping Express, which would offer same-day delivery from brick-and-mortar stores in the San Francisco Bay Area to the Internet giant's employees. Target and several other retailers have been named as possible partners.

With Google now looking to compete with Amazon — not to mention Target's growing attention to online and mobile commerce — a growing body of consumer studies and industry trends shows that the most important emerging consumer demographic isn't men, women, old people or young people — but multichannel consumers.

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