Hy-Vee Is Adding Grocery Delivery, In-Store Pick Up Options

May 1, 2015 Cynthia Fodor, KCCI

Hy-Vee food stores are adding delivery and in-store grocery pick up. The new Hy-Vee Aisles Online is being rolled out first at select stores.

Madison International Trade Association Event: Smart Supply Chain Management For Savvy Companies

Is your business in control of your supply chain, or at its mercy?  Supply chain disruptions can cost your company money, customers and brand reputation. Join MITA and the University of Wisconsin – Madison on a fascinating journey to creating a flexible, responsive, and controlled supply chain.  Learn how companies are preparing for and managing the unexpected; developing innovative work-arounds to meet customer demands; and  uncovering and mitigating hidden threats to supply chain functionality.

Axiom Exergy Claims It Can Slash Supermarkets' Energy Bills By Converting Refrigeration Systems

May 1, 2015 Axiom Exergy

Axiom Exergy, innovator of behind-the-meter energy storage systems for large supermarkets and food distribution facilities, announced the availability of its breakthrough energy storage and backup cooling technology. The Refrigeration Battery™ solves a major technical problem that businesses with high refrigeration loads have to been unable to address until now: the inability to actively manage unintelligent refrigeration systems that consume more than 50 percent of the energy in a typical supermarket.

Ahold Concept Stores Seek To Expand In Philadelphia’s Center City

After experimenting with an urban grocery concept called Everything Fresh at a small store on Walnut Street in Philadelphia, Ahold USA is reportedly seeking to eventually open eight stores throughout Center City.

Meijer Invests $50M To Remodel Stores In Kroger’s Backyard

Meijer is spending $50 million to upgrade four Ohio supercenters in the backyard of competitor Kroger.