WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. Va. -- Regional supermarket chains are learning that they can't connect with consumers if they aren't also linking with employees, manufacturers and communities.
That was the consensus of a panel of three top regional operators last week at the Grocery Manufacturers of America's Executive Conference here. The panelists were: Jim Donald, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Pathmark Stores, Carteret, N.J.; Ron Pearson, chairman, president and CEO
