NEW YORK -- Supermarkets said the "Dateline NBC" undercover investigation that aired last week served as a catalyst for enforcing their policies about changing the "sell-by" dates on their packages of fresh meat and...
LOS ANGELES -- Smart & Final here said it would restate its earnings for the past several years to reflect $5.8 million less in profits than it previously reported.Accordingly, the company said it would postpone its...
BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart Stores here finally unveiled plans to seed California with supercenters, setting the stage for a new era of food retailing competition in the state.The company said it would open as many...
CHICAGO -- Supermarket operators must find creative ways to increase consumer interest in shopping for groceries in order to reverse a trend in declining same-store sales.That was the message of Michael Sansolo...
CHICAGO -- Some of the changes that the Food Marketing Institute made to this year's conference received positive reviews from the retail attendees who were interviewed here at the show last week by SN.Retailers said...
CHICAGO -- Consumers have a high level of confidence that their food supply is safe from pathogens, according to presenters at the Food Marketing Institute's Speaks presentation here last week."We were delighted when...
ST. LOUIS -- Schnuck Markets here will establish a foothold in a second major market with the pending acquisition of Seessel's, a 12-unit chain in Memphis, Tenn.Schnucks, which is acquiring the Seessel's stores from...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Spartan Stores here posted its first quarterly loss as a public company last week, citing competition, poor operating and merchandising execution in its Ohio stores, the weak economy and the...
Some supermarkets are taking a few hesitant steps toward scan-based trading of magazines, but many in the industry are starting to question whether the system, in which retailers pay for their inventory only after it...
TROY, Mich. -- Kmart said last week that it might have to restate its quarterly earnings for 2001 as it continues its investigation into accounting practices used to record vendor allowances and general liability...