Ergonomics Guidelines Announced for Retail Grocery Stores

Professional Safety;  July 1, 2004 ;     233 words ......musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in grocery stores. The agency's Guidelines for Retail Grocery Stores provides practical recommendations...labor organizations and individual grocery stores, we have developed these guidelines...

OSHA releases ergo guidelines for Grocery Stores.(rules &...

Industrial Safety & Hygiene News;  July 1, 2004 ;     177 words ......musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in grocery stores announced in late May by OSHA provide...workplaces. OSHA's Guidelines for Retail Grocery Stores were developed with input from trade...labor organizations and individual grocery stores. The voluntary guidelines emphasize...

Wine sale question applies only to grocery stores

The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA;  September 21, 2006 ;     189 words ......which will update Massachusetts law so grocery stores can apply for a locally approved license...wine-at-food-store licenses it authorizes are for grocery stores - not for convenience stores or gas...can already buy wine at their local grocery stores, and it saves them time and ...

Grocery stores go upscale.

Ventura County Star (Ventura, CA);  August 23, 2005 ;     614 words ...Byline: Audrey Reed Aug. 23--Grocery stores in the future might feature computer-equipp...are going upscale. Also, traditional grocery stores have to distinguish themselves from...dress themselves up a bit, he said of grocery stores. Barbara Campos of Camarillo is a regular...

Legislation to Permit Wine Sales in Grocery Stores Will Be Debated in...

PR Newswire;  January 26, 2004 ;     508 words ......Legislature to allow wine sales in grocery stores. Minnesota grocery shoppers...allowed to purchase wine in grocery stores with the rest of their dinner...proposal to allow wine sales in grocery stores. The consumer-based MGA proposal...

Roundy's Supermarkets plans to open between 15 and 25 grocery stores in...

The Food Institute Report;  March 3, 2008 ;     32 words ...ROUNDY'S SUPERMARKETS plans to open between 15 and 25 grocery stores in the Chicago market. It will also consider acquiring existing grocery stores in Chicago, including DOMINICK'S.Chicago SunTimes (Feb. 25)

Grocery stores sell the most chicken per person.(Brief Article)

The Food Institute Report;  December 9, 2002 ;     129 words ...Last year, grocery stores, where approximately 46 pounds...processors last year was distributed to grocery stores, 29% went to restaurants and 16...The Gainsville Times (Dec. 4). Grocery stores sold 57% of the chicken produced...

More industries to get ergo guidelines: high incidence of injuries in...

IIE Solutions;  August 1, 2002 ;     163 words ...Grocery stores and poultry processing will be the...the voluntary guidelines will give grocery stores flexibility in designing injury-reduction...averaged 8.4 per 100 full-time workers in grocery stores in 1999, compared with 6.3 per 100...

STARBUCKS EXPANDS INTO GROCERY STORES

The Columbian;  January 23, 1998 ;     227 words ......says it will expand its sales through grocery stores, a market the company says is worth...beans and ground coffee in Chicago grocery stores. Starbucks said it will expand into...markets this spring. By expanding into grocery stores, Starbucks hopes to capture at least...

Strong showing for grocery stores in November.(Industry...

The Food Institute Report;  December 18, 2006 ;     258 words ...Sales at the nation's grocery stores (mostly supermarkets) during...of 2006, sales at the nation's grocery stores totaled $439.2 billion, 4.1...Y.T.D. $493,393 $519,292 ... GROCERY STORES TOTAL: Millions: 2006 2005...

Grocery stores hope you will buy more than food.

Bulletin (Bend, OR);  November 24, 2006 ;     693 words ......gaining momentum in recent years, more grocery stores are offering nonfood items geared toward gift buyers. The trend is a way for grocery stores to better compete with one-stop shopping...that consumers are spending more at grocery stores during the holidays, said Scott Krugman...

Majority of Finns want wine sold in grocery stores - report.(Brief...

Nordic Business Report;  January 12, 2005 ;     111 words ......2005-Majority of Finns want wine sold in grocery stores - report(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS...would like to be able to buy wine from grocery stores. The study found that 43% of Finns...pharmacies, and not be available in grocery stores. A majority of the respondents were...

Grocery stores will have monopoly on liquor sales

The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA;  September 27, 2006 ;     246 words ......Patriot Ledger regarding wine sales in grocery stores. Her reference to "liquor stores mounting...specifically prevents monopolies. Allowing grocery stores to sell wine is the first step toward...unlimited licenses to, as she states, "only grocery stores." Talk about a monopoly. ...

Lifeway Foods, Inc., Morton Grove, IL, will begin distributing four...

The Food Institute Report;  October 30, 2006 ;     44 words ...LIFEWAY FOODS, INC., Morton Grove, IL, will begin distributing four flavors of Lowfat Kefir to RALPH'S GROCERY stores, owned by KROGER, and ACME GROCERY stores, owned by ALBERTSONS. Both chains are also expected to stock its new organic children's kefir, ProBugs, at select locations.

Grocery stores and restaurants both show "real" growth in...

The Food Institute Report;  November 28, 2005 ;     391 words ......straight month, real sales at grocery stores (deflated by the Food Institute...September, real sales at the nation's grocery stores rose 0.5%. Through the first 10 months of 2005, real sales at grocery stores were up 1.78% over the same period...