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Supermarket-industry chief executive officers interviewed by SN in recent weeks are looking to back a presidential candidate in November, although they also cited a need for the Republican Party to focus on some domestic policies. Eric Lindberg...
Associated Food Stores is on a mission to make sure its members' stores are warm, uplifting, friendly places, said Lee Badger, chairman of Associated's board and president of Lee's Markets in Logan and Smithfield, Utah, as he spoke via video...
With little relief in sight from the pressures of inflation and a weak economy, supermarket operators are increasingly looking for innovative ways to emphasize their price positioning to attract financially stressed consumers, according to top...
Wal-Mart Stores here last week introduced the first major overhaul of its corporate logo in 26 years. A hyphen-less is scheduled to begin appearing on stores this fall, the company said. In addition to removing the star that had served as the...
Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market is a work that's constantly in progress, Simon Uwins, the chain's chief marketing officer, told SN last week. Speaking just prior to the opening of its 62nd store, located in Manhattan Beach in Southern California...
Stop & Shop is participating in a demand-response program that reduces its energy usage at 415 stores during times of peak energy demand such as the summer months. Under the voluntary program, managed by Enernoc, Boston, nonessential lighting over...
The state senator under federal investigation for his involvement with Shoppers Food Warehouse intervened on behalf of the retailer when it sought public financing and other concessions to build a store in West Baltimore, the Baltimore Sun...
Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market announced plans yesterday to open a store in a new mixed-use center in gritty South Los Angeles — a location some community groups had been urging the chain to consider since it began opening stores in...
Price Chopper Supermarkets announced yesterday that Jody Plonski has been promoted to the position of regional vice president of operations, replacing Jay Ropietski, who left the company to work at Weis Markets.