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November 27, 2012
Greater Efficiency

Heating and air-conditioning systems are major targets for reducing energy use in retail stores. It’s easy to see why: Together, heating and cooling systems consume approximately 38% of the energy used in such facilities (according to the Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star program).

September 25, 2012
Whole Foods Market awarded EPA Green Power Leadership award

Whole Foods Market said it has received a 2012 Green Power Leadership Award for sustained excellence from the Environmental Protection Agency for its renewable energy purchase of 800 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) last year.

July 10, 2012
Office Depot honored as Energy Star Leader for 2012

Office Depot announced that it has been named to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) list of 2012 Energy Star Leaders for Leadership in Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions.

April 20, 2012
Six Stater Bros. stores receive EPA GreenChill Gold Award

In celebration of Earth Day, Stater Bros. said that six of the company's newest supermarkets in California have earned the prestigious EPA GreenChill Gold Award for meeting tough environmental standards and using ozone-friendly refrigerants.

March 16, 2012
Kohl’s honored by EPA for long-term commitment to environment

Kohl’s Department Stores was honored with the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2012 Energy Star Award for Sustained Excellence at a ceremony in Washington, D.C.

March 15, 2012
Fresh & Easy and Hill Phoenix collaborate on GreenChill Platinum store

Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market received the Environmental Protection Agency’s GreenChill Partnership’s highest award — Platinum-Level Store Certification — for green refrigeration technology at its new store in Folsom, Calif.

February 3, 2012
Kohl’s, Walmart, Whole Foods, Starbucks and Staples among nation’s leading green power purchasers

Kohl’s Department Stores and Walmart rank among the nation’s top purchasers of power according to the EPA’s most recent Green Power Partnership report.

August 22, 2011
The Big Chill

Sprouts Farmers Market in Westlake Village, Thousand Oaks, Calif., has joined an elite club: It is only the third store in the nation to achieve the Environmental Protection Agency’s GreenChill Partnership higher honor, Platinum Level Certification.

July 29, 2011
Lord & Taylor makes EPA green list with wind power plans

A report by Crain’s New York Business said that Lord & Taylor has signed a two-year contract with Green Mountain Energy Co. to provide the department store retailer with 100% of its electricity needs at two stores, including the Fifth Ave. flagship location.

May 19, 2011
J.C. Penney to increase Energy Star certifications to 400 stores

J.C. Penney Co. announced Thursday that it will up its participation in the Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star program to 400 stores by the end of 2013.

May 2, 2011
Stater Bros. earns EPA awards

Three new Stater Bros. a that three supermarkets have earned the prestigious EPA GreenChill Gold Certification for meeting tough standards and using refrigerants that do not harm the earth's ozone layer.

April 20, 2011
Verizon Wireless stores are going green

Eighty-five Verizon Wireless Communications Stores across the country have been awarded the Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star certification, placing Verizon Wireless among the top third of retailers with certified buildings nationwide and the leading wireless retailer.

April 4, 2011
EPA names Staples Energy Star Partner of the Year in Energy Management

Staples on Monday said it has been named a 2011 Energy Star Partner of the Year in Energy Management by the EPA.

March 14, 2011
EPA honors Lowe's with sustainable retailer award

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has named Lowe’s winner of the Energy Star Sustained Excellence Award in Retail for the second consecutive year.

March 7, 2011
Focus on: Fleet Management


Transportation budgets are taking a hit this year as diesel fuel costs continue to climb, topping $3.57 per gallon last month, roughly $0.74 higher than a year ago. For a retail fleet that travels 11.5 million miles a year, that adds almost $8.51 million in fuel costs over the 2010 spend. 


However Hannaford Supermarkets, based in Scarborough, Maine, has taken proactive measures in recent years that have increased efficiencies across its fleet of 100 tractors, helping to mitigate the pain of rising fuel costs. 


December 8, 2010
Target sets sustainability goals to pursue Energy Star for buildings

Target on Wednesday outlined a series of comprehensive sustainability commitments.

December 1, 2010
And the Winners Are … 
Sears and J.C. Penney among top finishers in EPA energy competition

A Sears store in Glen Burnie, Md., and a J.C. Penney store in Orange, Calif., took second and third place, respectively, in the Environmental Protection Agency’s first-ever National Building Competition.

November 24, 2010
Verizon Wireless is Energy Star partner

Verizon Wireless has joined the Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star program. Seventy-five Verizon Wireless Communications Stores have already earned the Energy Star designation for superior energy performance.

June 9, 2010
Hy-Vee joins EPA’ GreenChill program

Hy-Vee is the latest U.S. supermarket chain to join the Environmental Protection Agency's GreenChill Program...

December 31, 2009
Focus on: Federal restrictions on HVAC refrigerants

A new year usually brings big changes, and that will be especially true with...

December 14, 2008
Sticking to the Plan

When it comes to storm-water compliance, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) doesn’t fool around....

December 14, 2008
Sticking to the Plan

When it comes to storm-water compliance, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) doesn’t fool around. In...

October 8, 2008
Wal-Mart, EPA Reach Settlement

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. have reached a settlement over alleged...

September 30, 2008
Next-Generation Refrigeration Technology

In the first application of its type in North America, Price Chopper Supermarkets has...

July 31, 2008
Saving on Energy

Energy management remains a top priority of chains nationwide and with good reason: A...

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