FOR 24 NORTH AMERICAN FOOD RETAILERS TRACKED BY SN, AT THE CLOSE THURSDAY, JAN. 22, 2009 MARKET SUMMARY gainers 9 losers 15 unchanged 0 Whole Food +27.67% A&P +5.69% Supervalu +4.90% MOST ACTIVE BY VOLUME Wal-Mart 160,243,227 Target 46,013,955...
SUPREME COURT HEARS WAL-MART CASE OTTAWA Workers from a unionized Wal-Mart store that was shut down by the retailer in 2005 had their case heard by the Supreme Court of Canada last week. The workers, who had won union representation shortly before...
When Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market began opening its U.S. stores, they were viewed as cold and uninviting by some observers. Given the short time Fresh & Easy has been in business, and the fact it does not do any image advertising, the in-store...
Retail store managers who are thoroughly trained to understand the impact they can have on profitability can have a lot of influence over the company's performance, according to Deborah Foster, manager of training and development at Kroger's Co.'s...
The ongoing rash of retail store closures affecting retailers from Circuit City to Value City is providing supermarkets with more options for expansion and, for those who dare, the opportunity for real estate bargains. Observers contacted by SN...
Sweetbay said it plans to close seven Florida stores in the next six to eight weeks, although the chain's Brussels-based parent company, Delhaize Group, noted that it was pleased overall with the banner's positive trends. While most Sweetbay...
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...