Electrolux has a longstanding reputation for its strong commitment to sustainability. Several indices rank Electrolux highly for its social and environmental performance, including the Dow Jones World Index, and its product offerings meet and exceed international standards and norms such as ECA, Gastec and EIA. In 2007, the European Commission awarded the Sustainable Energy Award…
New Shelf Technology
Powershelf is a provider of power-at-the-shelf retail technology solutions. Powershelf’s technology provides constant power and two-way communications to software-enabled applications and devices. In turn, these networked applications and devices deliver a variety of advertising, merchandising and pricing services to customers. There are multiple Powershelf applications including out-of-stock sensors, at-the-shelf video advertising, and electronic shelf label systems that address critical, ongoing challenges faced by retailers and…
Be Socially Responsible
Smokersrule Sanitizing Spray has added Vanilla to the already successful Citrus Scent. Smokersrule is formulated to eliminate the tobacco odor on clothes, skin and hair after smoking. It is safe for use on all clothing, skin and hair. With a retail price of $1.99, the 80 sprays per pen that fits in a pocket, has…
Butterfinger Peanut Butter Cups
Nestlé BUTTERFINGER Peanut Butter Cups will be available in retail stores nationwide in January 2014. You may not have realized it, but your peanut butter cups have been missing something: a dose of Butterfinger. Nestlé Butterfinger Peanut Butter Cups take the classic peanut-butter and chocolate combination of peanut butter cups to a whole new level.…
NACS Praises New Menu-Labeling Legislation
The legislation “treats restaurants like restaurants and convenience stores like convenience stores,” says NACS senior vice president of government relations. The National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) hailed legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate this week, the Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act (S.1756), as a thoughtful approach to providing the necessary flexibility and understanding of…
Walgreens Debuts Nation’s First Net Zero Energy Retail Store
By utilizing solar panels, wind turbines and geothermal technology, engineers anticipate the new store in Evanston, Ill. will produce energy equal to or greater than it consumes. Sporting two wind turbines, nearly 850 solar panels and a geothermal system burrowed 550 feet into the ground, Walgreens is celebrating the official opening of what is believed…
RGCA Reveals Holiday Gift Card Trend Tracker Survey
Consumers embrace online and mobile options, but 78% plan to spend gift cards at brick and mortar retail locations. The holiday shopping season is just around the corner and to kick it off, the Retail Gift Card Association (RGCA) has released the results of the Holiday Gift Card Trend Tracker Survey that examines how consumers…
Supermarket Guru Predicts 2014 Trends
Social shopping and healthy snacking ahead as Millennials shape consumer trends in the new year. Millennials, health-conscious shoppers and a shift in consumer palates set the stage for what’s to come in the food world this year according to Supermarket Guru, Phil Lempert. For 2014, Lempert, who works closely with ConAgra Foods Inc. and its…
Corner Store Raises $2.4 Million for Children’s Miracle Network
“At Corner Store, we love to be part of our communities and can’t think of a better cause than helping children and families going through a challenging illness or injury,” says CEO of CST Brands. Customers and team members at CST Brands Inc.’s Corner Stores raised a record-breaking $2.4 million for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals,…
The Florida Experiment
By: Gerald Donnini, associate, Moffa, Gainor & Sutton, P.A. In most states beer and cigarette distributors are required to report their sales to the state’s alcohol and tobacco division. There are numerous tax and licensing implications that demand these figures be reported to a state’s ABT agency. However, in most states, ABT does not share…