Progressive Grocer Executive Insight Series: Fifth Annual Technology and the Independent Grocer: Eye of the gale: The IT departments of independent grocers are not only being buffeted by today's economy, they're also finding themselves at the center of other departments' struggles to weather the storm. This annual report, now in its fifth year, collects the responses of 152 retail executives who are involved, either primarily or as an adviser, at their respective supermarket companies. The seven-page .pdf features 12 tables. Published January/February 2009. To read the report, click here.