CINCINNATI -- Some of the nation's largest traditional supermarket companies, including Kroger Co. here and Albertsons, Boise, Idaho, are making natural and organic merchandising more mainstream.In a recent conference...
5) David DillonCEO, KrogerWHY: Runs the largest traditional supermarket company in America.WHAT'S NEXT: Continuing Kroger's legacy as an efficient food-retailing machine.He's only been on the job for a month, but the...
NEW YORK -- Standard & Poor's, the debt-rating agency here, said last week it is shifting to a somewhat more negative view of the supermarket industry in light of the weak economy and the continuing encroachment into...
ZAANDAM, Netherlands -- Ahold here last week said its internal forensic accounting investigation uncovered an additional 73 million euros (about $85 million) of intentional accounting irregularities related to...
DALLAS -- Retailers who operate Fleming-licensed Sentry and Piggly Wiggly stores remained in limbo last week as the company, based here, disclosed that it was negotiating a definitive agreement to sell its supermarket...
BERKELEY, Calif. -- Grocery Outlet here is taking its discount food concept east to Texas, where last week it received bankruptcy court approval to acquire 16 Yes!Less stores from Fleming Cos., Dallas.The terms of the...
DALLAS -- The announcement by Fleming Cos. here that it was considering divesting part or all of its remaining business and shuttering three more divisions is having repercussions throughout the independent and...
DETROIT -- A&P's Farmer Jack division here is planning to convert its stores to an everyday low price, or EDLP, format, according to a local press report last week.A spokeswoman for Farmer Jack said the company "had...
PITTSBURGH -- Forging steel is second nature in this rugged city, but can the region's dominant supermarket chain forge a new brand?Giant Eagle is stoking its furnace for this particular endeavor. But rather than...
CHICAGO -- Dollar stores are becoming an increasingly potent channel of competition for traditional supermarket operators because of their low operating costs, widespread consumer acceptance, and growing focus on...