Retail & FoodService

Whole Foods Market Inc said on Tuesday store sales have rebounded as it expands efforts to lower prices and reach beyond its core of upscale shoppers by adding more locations, and its shares rose more than 8 percent after hours. …

On Friday, May 3, H-E-B announced statewide winners of the 12th annual H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards during a banquet at Austin’s Hilton Hotel. At the ceremony, H-E-B Chairman and CEO Charles Butt handed out $585,000 in cash awards and grants and personally congratulated 23 educators, campuses, school districts and one early childhood agency for being among the best in Texas. …

Target is pleased to announce the soft opening dates for its first stores in Western Canada, including 22 locations that opened on May 7 and two locations opening on May 14. The soft openings include stores in British Columbia, Alberta and Manitoba and follow the opening of 24 stores across Ontario. As previously announced, Target plans to open 124 stores across Canada throughout 2013. …

Recognizing the need for an all-in-one platform, ABC Research Laboratories evaluated the market and selected a partnership with MICROS Supply Chain to provide the end to end technology that would allow quality assurance teams to instantly track compliance at every point along a supply chain. …

FFR-DSI, Inc., a leading provider of retail merchandising solutions, announces the opening of its new, expanded, state-of-the-art facility in Florence, Kentucky.  FFR-DSI President and CEO Stan Burson stated that the facility, which features the latest office and warehouse technology, was built with focus on corporate growth, as well as FFR-DSI’s efforts to continually improve operations.  Housing office and warehouse space, the new Florence facility provides a 60% increase in square footage over the previous Cincinnati-area facility.  …