Retail & FoodService

The Orlando Sentinel named CHEP, an industry leader in pallet and container pooling solutions, among the leaders in the newspaper’s annual list of Top 100 Companies for Working Families. The list is split between companies with 250 or more employees and companies with 249 or less employees, and CHEP is ranked 18th among the larger employers. …

The Nevada Board of Examiners voted 3-0 on August 15th to let private companies install 40 to 80 more kiosks in supermarkets where drivers can complete their Department of Motor Vehicles business without waiting in a long line. …

TRA has expanded its database of consumer purchase behavior via a new arrangement involving grocery chain Kroger. TRA’s agreement is with dunnhumbyUSA, a joint venture between Kroger and London-based market research firm dunnhumby, which launched in 2003. …

Most people have a favorite grocery store, but Winn Dixie is hoping to draw more people away from Publix and Super Walmart and back into its stores. The Florida-based grocery store chain is spending tens of millions of dollars to change its image. …

Small stores are popping up around North Jersey, offering shoppers most of what they buy in the big stores in less than half the space. In the last year we have seen two national chains — Aldi and The Fresh Market — set up shop in the area, and a third — Bravo — opened its first Bergen County store two weeks ago. …