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Articles in February, 2003 issue of Grocery Headquarters

• It's time for retail websites to pucker up. (Tech Insights).
  by Deena M. Amato-McCoy
• Inside Ukrop's IT department: what is a day in the life of a retail IT leader like? Grocery Headquarters found out when we spent a day with Ukrop's Director of IT Chellam Manickam. (Tech Solutions).
  by Deena M. Amato-McCoy
• Coming up green: prepackaged salads are a $2 billion a year business. Many observers say that figure could be small potatoes as consumer demand for these products grows. (Focus on Fresh).
  by Carol Radice
• Harry Potter no. 2 enters the home market. (Nonfoods News).
  by Seth Mendelson
• State of the unions.
  by Carol Radice
• Raising the bar through stored bar codes. (Retail Technology: The Details are in the Data).
  by Deena M. Amato-McCoy
• A brand of one's own: private label is taking off as retailers improve the quality of existing products and venture into emerging categories.
  by Molly McLaughlin
• A look down tobacco road: the tobacco market is holding steady. New products and promotions are keeping consumers-and retailers-interested. (Nonfoods for Profit).
  by Renee M. Kruger
• The winds of change: retailers and suppliers have to work together to get digital camera users to view the grocery store as a part of their picture-taking experience. (Nonfoods Talk).
  by Seth Mendelson
• T.F.H. offers merchandising aids. (Nonfoods News).
  by Seth Mendelson
• A fact of life. (Distribution & Logistics).
  by David Litwak
• Bringing in the competition: if you can't beat them--let them join you. A Walpole, Mass.-based Super Stop & Shop has welcomed a number of branded concepts into its new prototype store. (Equipment & Design).
  by David Litwak
• Navigating the ice cream wonderland: how to keep consumers screaming for ice cream in grocery store aisles. (Center Store).
  by Rebecca Zimoch
• A working relationship: both management and union leadership need to understand that they are in partnership. Collective bargaining can settle many of their differences. (From the Publisher).
  by William J. D'Alexander
• Video Traks.
• Can e-commerce keep fresh? According to a new report, automated procurement systems are the latest offerings from what were once B2B providers. (Focus on Fresh).
  by Megan Ladage
• Natural personal care: new features and benefits are attracting a record number of consumers to natural HBC products. Are retailers prepared? (Nonfoods for Profit).
  by Carol Radice
• Automating the front end: increasingly, shoppers are doing the work of cashiers, as more U.S. supermarkets install self-scanning equipment to help speed patrons through the checkout lanes. (Equipment & Design).
  by David Litwak
• But the boxes are free: A&P is set to convert 120 stores to everyday low price outlet. It may be a fine idea, but can't these stores still have some style? (Off the Drawing Board).
  by David Litwak
• Making a case for candy. (Center Store).
  by Larry Graham
• Electronic check conversion not effective without imaging. (Tech Forum).
  by Bud Weist
• Behind the Duracell price cut. (Nonfoods News).
  by Seth Mendelson
• Dial-up is dead. (Retail Technology: The Details are in the Data).
• Retail technology: the details are in the data. (Special Report).
• The secret weapon of data storage. (Retail Technology: The Details are in the Data).
• Answering the call to arms: it's time to either reinvent this industry or cede the fight. But are there any revolutionaries available to answer the call? (Fast Forward).
  by Ryan Mathews
• Food industry must take role in addressing obesity issue. (Food Forum).
  by C. Manly Molpus
• POS data provides insight on future sales. (Retail Technology: The Details are in the Data).
• Supermarkets go downtown. (Trade Talk).
  by Rebecca Zimoch
• The hosiery hotline: suppliers say that retailers need to get more involved with the hosiery category to maximize its potential. (Nonfoods for Profit).
  by Seth Mendelson
• The next step in pet care: now that an overwhelming majority of grocery retailers are in the pet care business, suppliers say retailers are reddy to move to the next level. (Nonfoods for Profit).
  by Seth Mendelson
• Digital photo: the enemy within? (Nonfoods for Profit).
  by Seth Mendelson
• MarkeTechnics showcases RFID, GTIN, self-service applications: the annual convention should offer attendees a wide range of new technology, innovation and opportunities. (Tech Solutions).
  by Deena M. Amato-McCoy