MILAN, Ill. -- Despite stepped up competition, Eagle Food Centers here avoided a major impact on sales and earnings by moving forward with merchandising and operations improvements, company officials said.Although...
RESTON, Va. -- Following the lead of industry operators, the National Grocers Association here has found ways to make its upcoming convention more efficient.For the first time, the convention -- to be held Feb. 9 to...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- A federal judge last week granted Bruno's here permission to buy Seessel Holdings Inc., Memphis, Tenn., ending a six-month tug-of-war with Fleming Cos., Oklahoma City.U.S. District Court Judge...
WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. -- Edwards Super Food Stores here is slated to open its last group of converted Melmarkets' Foodtowns in Long Island, N.Y., this week.Edwards, a subsidiary of Dutch-based Ahold, plans to open four...
Traditional holiday scenes are starting to pop up everywhere in the retail world. There are decorations in the windows, ads in the newspaper and Salvation Army bell ringers in the front entranceway.The last custom...
CHICAGO -- IGA here has broadened its Asian base with an additional 35 stores in China.The stores, ranging from 1,000 to 6,000 square feet, opened early this month throughout China's Southern provinces, spokesman...
HONG KONG -- IGA is using employee training programs to boost productivity and profitability in the Pacific Rim, company officials said in presentations last week at the Food Marketing Institute's AsiaMart '96 here...
NORRISTOWN, Pa. -- Genuardi's Family Markets here plans to close its two distribution warehouses later this year to focus on its retail business.The chain's 52,000-square-foot dry grocery warehouse in Oaks, Pa., and...
ZAANDAM, Netherlands -- Ahold here is slated to open a Tops pilot store in Shanghai, China, by February -- the first of 15 supermarkets the Dutch retailer plans for the city under a new joint venture.Earlier this...
TAMPA, Fla. -- As the Sunshine State's competitive thermometer continues to heat up, Kash n' Karry here plans to reverse a negative sales trend with a spate of capital projects for the new fiscal year.The 100-store...