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NEW YORK -- It was a merry holiday season for many supermarket operators.Unlike retailers in other channels of trade, food retailers ended the fourth quarter with strong sales gains, supermarket executives told SN during a nationwide survey...
MALVERN, Pa. -- Eight additional Acme Markets units now have "Pet World" destination pet centers, expanded sections that contain about 1,400 items.The 1,000-square-foot centers, now in 11 units, feature seven times the amount of items found at...
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -- Houchens is attempting to boost health and beauty care sales and department traffic with a fresh mix featuring new products.The retailer is removing slower-moving items to create space for the latest HBC introductions, such...
ROCKVILLE, Md. -- Sutton Place Gourmet here will enter the metro New York area next spring.The opening is part of a more ambitious expansion strategy for the specialty retailer, which is "planning to double [it's] size within the next three to...
FRITO-LAY GETS BAKEDFrito-Lay here will make its largest investment ever in a new product introduction with the launch of its new Baked Lay's brand potato "crisps."The company will enter its first float in the Tournament of Roses Parade in...
MONTREAL -- Provigo here said its Canadian operations experienced increased sales and positive earnings for the third quarter and 40 weeks ended Nov. 4. Comparisons for both periods were impacted by Provigo's sale of its wholesale and retail...
LONDON (FNS) -- Argyll plc, owner of Safeway, reported a 4.1% increase in after-tax profit to $230.38 million (149.6 million pounds) on a 1.1% rise in sales to $5.24 billion (3.4 billion pounds) for the half-year ended Oct. 14.ce) from 19.7 cents ...
NEW YORK -- Maintaining managed care margins was one of the biggest challenges for chain drug stores in 1995, and it will continue to be an industry concern throughout the new year, according to David Maher, chairman of the National Association of...
Edwards Appoints Executive VPswards Super Food Stores here has appointed two executives.Steve Kaczynski was named executive vice president of sales and merchandising. He succeeds Robert Sherrick, who left the company.Kaczynski is responsible for...