OKLAHOMA CITY (FNS) -- At a contentious annual meeting, officials at Fleming Cos. here assured shareholders that the company's financial health is stable. Fleming Cos. has enough liquidity to operate its business...
The explosion of credit, debit and charge card use may be costing supermarkets unwanted transaction fees and other charges, but the cards are also spurring higher sales, in some cases to unexpectedly profitable...
KIRKWOOD, Mo. -- Shop 'N Save Warehouse Foods here, a Supervalu subsidiary, has entered an agreement to buy six Price Chopper warehouse stores in St. Louis.The units are being purchased from Roswil Inc., also known as...
ST. LOUIS (FNS) -- A test using smart cards, in place of paper vouchers, to process transactions within the Women, Infants and Children benefits program earned passing marks from Wyoming retailers participating in the...
ST. LOUIS -- Price Cutter/Ramey, the 30-unit Springfield, Mo., chain bent on carving a niche in this market, has encountered turbulence -- days after purchasing six Price Chopper superwarehouse stores here.Local 655...
ST. LOUIS -- Price Cutter/Ramey, a 30-unit chain based in Springfield, Mo., has entered the St. Louis market.The company bought a 63,000-square-foot Price Chopper super warehouse store here from the unit's supplier...
CARMEL, Ind. -- Four months into a promotion for "baked while you wait" bread, O'Malia Food Markets here is moving over 1,000 loaves a week total to its seven stores.Before the promotion -- covering "hot and crusty"...
INDIANAPOLIS -- Wal-Mart Stores is about to make a supercenter decision that could have far-reaching effects on supermarkets.That warning came last week from Bill Lancaster, vice president of sales at Associated...
MINNEAPOLIS -- Dayton Hudson Corp. gave a vote of confidence last week to its new SuperTarget format and confirmed reports it will open an additional 10 to 20 units over the next two years. Speaking at Dayton Hudson's...
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Fleming Cos. here said it has revamped more than 10% of its operations -- representing $1 billion in sales -- under its Vision 2000 re-engineering program rolled out in January.The two-year program is...