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The main feature of his scheme was to establish a line of trading posts along the Missouri and the Columbia, to the mouth of the latter, where was to be founded the chief trading house or mart. Inferior posts would be established in the interior, and on all the tributary streams of the Columbia, to trade with the Indians; these posts would draw their supplies from the main establishment, and bring to it the peltries they collected.

Harrison and Hetherington wants to invest more than PS100,000 to improve the on-site operational facilities at Wooler Auction Mart.

The Marketing Hub's resources also help stores "attract new customers and reinforce their value to existing patients," according to Health Mart.

Under the new agreement, Save Mart is subscribing to the IRI Retail Network, a Web-based market information portal that will provide Save Mart's merchandising team with desktop access to marketplace insights that will enhance decision making and strengthen the category management process, said Save Mart. Save Mart's suppliers can also access sales and share performance information for the new banners.

Health Mart's programs and resources are aimed at helping independents manage their businesses more effectively, according to McKesson senior vice president Tim Canning, who is also president of Health Mart. "This allows Health Mart pharmacists to focus on what they do best, which is deliver high-quality, personalized care," says.

All 13,000 Albertson's LLC Northern California associates are invited to the Save Mart group, and those in bargaining agreements will maintain their seniority within their agreement as well as all non-bargaining associates, according to Save Mart. Steve Junqueiro, v.p.