EL SEGUNDO, Calif. For Tesco's Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market, imitation, as the saying goes, may be a form of flattery. Since Fresh & Easy opened the first of its small-format stores in November 2007, several other food retailers have launched...
Although its entry there has been delayed, Fresh & Easy said it is still planning to expand into Northern California, perhaps as early as the second half of this year. It is building a distribution center in Stockton, Calif., to supply those...
A single-store operator in Iowa has filed a complaint in U.S. District Court here against Supervalu and C&S Wholesale Grocers, charging them with conspiracy to allocate territories, causing prices for goods and services to escalate and thereby...
Despite the exceptional success it has enjoyed with loyalty cards in its home market in the United Kingdom, Tesco will continue to steer clear of them at the 110 small-format Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market stores it has opened in three Western U...
Wal-Mart Stores here on Friday said it has completed a tender offer for 58.2% of the outstanding shares of Distribucion y Servico (D&S), the largest food retailer in Chile.
The U.S. Court of Appeals here on Friday threw out Whole Foods' lawsuit against the Federal Trade Commission in which the Austin, Texas-based natural-food retailer was seeking to bar the FTC from holding an administrative trial on the legality of...
Grupo Bimbo here said Thursday that it completed the acquisition of the U.S. bakery business of George Weston Ltd., Toronto.
Gary's Foods, a single-store operator in Mount Vernon, Iowa, has filed a complaint in U.S. District Court here alleging that Supervalu and C&S Wholesale Grocers engaged in a conspiracy to allocate territories, causing prices for goods and services...
Woodman’s Food Markets here said it would open a new megastore next year in Menomonee Falls, Wis. — and would delay the opening of a planned new outlet in Sun Prairie, Wis., until 2011 or 2012.
The National Grocers Association has named the finalists for its Creative Choice Awards in advertising and merchandising, with winners scheduled to be named Feb. 4 at a reception during NGA's annual convention at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel.