LOS ANGELES -- The California attorney general is reviewing a potential merger between Ralphs Grocery Co. and Food 4 Less Supermarkets amid signs that a deal continues to gain momentum.The attorney general, Dan...
MILAN, Ill. -- Eagle Food Centers here has learned a lesson about cutting expenses too fast and is going back to basics as it tries to stem a four-year-long sales decline.For Pat Petitti, 64, president and chief...
BALTIMORE -- Super Rite, Harrisburg, Pa., has sold two of its Basics stores here to locally based Food King Supermarkets and has picked up Food King's wholesale business in the process.The purchase price was...
MESA, Ariz. -- While Megafoods Stores' Chapter 11 filing last week was influenced by many factors, three separate issues in particular played a big role in Megafoods' troubles, according to observers.The disagreement...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Harris Teeter plans to enter the Tidewater area of southeast Virginia in 1996 with up to two stores.The chain also plans to continue opening stores in Atlanta, where it anticipates adding one new...
SAVANNAH, Ga. -- Kroger Co., Cincinnati, has moved five turn-of-the-century homes here in order to build an inner-city store on its site of choice.While the store's exterior will be modeled on Savannah's fabled Old...
COMPTON, Calif. -- The sale of Ralphs Grocery Co. here to Yucaipa Cos. could be agreed to in the next few days, industry sources told SN last week. Even if the deal is delayed beyond this month, one source familiar...
MECHANICSVILLE, Va. -- Gerald Friedler, the second-ranking executive at Certified Grocers of California, Los Angeles, has resigned, reportedly to join Richfood here.Friedler, who was senior vice president for...
MOBILE, Ala. -- Delchamps here said pressure on its gross margins contributed to lower earnings for the year and fourth quarter ended July 2.Sales rose 3.2% to $1.07 billion in 52-week fiscal 1994. After adjusting...
LOS ANGELES -- Certified Grocers of California's new president and chief executive officer, Al Plamann, views himself as both an insider and an outsider.While he has four years of experience with the company as chief...