Month: March 2013

Executives from more than 50 organizations, including The Coca-Cola Company, Kellogg, Mercy, Target, Tyson Foods, and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), will headline the conference program at GS1 Connect 2013. Experts from top companies in the grocery, retail, foodservice, and healthcare industries will share best practices for leveraging GS1 Standards and address the most relevant business process needs of each sector. Gathering trading partners, industry experts, solution providers, and GS1 Standards experts in one location, GS1 Connect 2013 will be held from June 10 13, at the JW Marriott, San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa in San Antonio, Texas. …

Food Lion recently recognized Charles Inman  as the recipient of its 2012 Store Manager Excellence Award. Inman, who is the store manager of the Food Lion located at 238 Pritchard Road in Clayton, N.C., was selected from among a group of 1,119 store managers across the company. …

Acme’s new leader comes from one of its biggest competitors. Jim Perkins, who most recently worked as a regional vice president for Giant Foods, started his career at Albertsons in 1982 and rose as high as vice president of operations.

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SUPERVALU announced appointments to its executive team, including Janel Haugarth who will remain with the company as executive vice president and president of independent business and supply chain services. The announcement comes as Sam Duncan, SUPERVALU president and chief executive officer, continues finalizing his leadership team following the sale of five retail banners to AB Acquisition LLC, a transaction that was completed yesterday, March 21, 2013. …

Wal-Mart Stores Inc said it is tripling the number of U.S. stores in a pilot program that lets shoppers scan items with their iPhones and pay at self-checkout counters. …