LONDON (FNS) -- Safeway, the United Kingdom's third-largest food retailer, plans to close 17 of its smallest stores, which could eliminate more than 1,000 jobs.The stores are throughout the United Kingdom, and all were opened in the 1960s and...
SEATTLE -- Microbrews are not a fad item, but a rapidly growing phenomenon in the beer industry that will soon account for close to one out of every 10 beers sold in the United States, according to the head of one fast-growing microbrewer here."We...
SALT LAKE CITY -- American Stores Co. here said an April strike that affected its 180 northern California Lucky Stores units contributed to a 5.3% drop in sales for the first quarter ended April 29.Sales for the quarter were $4.36 billion...
EDMONTON, Alberta (FNS) -- New regulations passed this month by the Alberta provincial government prohibit supermarket chains from selling liquor, even if they put up a wall in their stores to separate the businesses.The move means that Canadian...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Harvest Foods here made history when it breezed through the court portion of a prepackaged Chapter 11 in only 16 days. According to Ken Branch, chief financial officer of the 54-unit chain, "Harvest's edge in completing its...
DENVER (FNS) -- Record sales, significant cost reductions and rising profit margins have spurred Safeway into an aggressive expansion mode.xecutive officer, told shareholders at the company's annual meeting here.All told, Safeway expects to spend ...
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Safeway here has seen a 5% to 8% reduction in refrigerated systems' energy use from its pilot test of hydrofluorocarbon 407-A coolant.bon R-502 it replaced.The test was conducted in the Menlo Park store's ice cream and frozen...
NEW ORLEANS -- More periodicals distributors have become category managers rather than delivery agents. They are helping their retailers cut costs rather than inventory to become more efficient in today's competitive environment.Several examples...
Wakefern Food Corp. Taps Merchandiser orp. here has named Terry Sharkey corporate merchandising manager.He is responsible for coordinating and directing the total core marketing plan for all ShopRite supermarkets, including sales programs and...
Encouraged by favorable spring weather and restless consumers, grocery merchandisers say they're targeting a bigger share of summer dollars this year by jump-starting the season with more intensive marketing and a wider array of products.Summer is...
