Retail Royalty: The keys to Kroger’s kingdom
Through the ups and downs of the last decade, one thing has stayed the same — Kroger’s identical store sales growth.
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Price investments slowing at Walmart amid operations push
Wal-Mart Stores, which for many years has won on price, can’t afford to lose everywhere else.
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Reports that Walmart was asking suppliers to invest marketing funds into lower everyday prices was business as usual for the big retailer — and indicative of U.S. CEO Greg Foran’s “no gimmicks” approach to pricing, officials said.
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Aldi to reopen 30 Bottom Dollar sites
Aldi U.S. said that fewer than half of the 66 Bottom Dollar stores it acquired from Delhaize will reopen as Aldi stores. The announcement came as the companies completed the $15 million deal which was first announced late last year.
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Center store is not dying — it's evolving
Kroger, with its phenomenal performance record, is not waiting for CPG manufacturers to see the light. It is already realigning center store to accommodate healthier lifestyles. It is also filling in product gaps in categories where manufacturers have missed the mark.
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Coborn's moving to Affiliated Midwest for private label
Coborn’s said it is switching distribution channels for its private-label products from Supervalu to Affiliated Foods Midwest.
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Services set for former A&P CEO Wood
Services were scheduled in Ridgewood, N.J., for James Wood, a former CEO and chairman of A&P. Wood passed away March 26 at age 85 after a long illness.
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Gallery: In like a Lion
Delhaize America has rolled out “Fresh, Easy and Affordable” store renovations at Food Lion locations in the Wilmington, N.C., and Greenville, N.C., markets.
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Wegmans, Publix, Trader Joe's top Consumer Reports survey
Wegmans, Publix and Trader Joe’s remain at the top of consumer satisfaction ratings conducted by Consumer Reports, the magazine said.
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Sprouts schedules eight new stores in Q3
The Phoenix-based company said it is scheduled to open three stores in Texas (Fort Worth, Pearland and Rowlett); two in Georgia (Roswell and Sandy Springs); and one each in Denver, Colo., Lawrence, Kan., and Germantown, Tenn.
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A&P offcials mum on N.Y. Pathmark-Waldbaum's combo
Officials of A&P, based in Montvale, N.J., declined to answer questions about the change, or say whether plans were in the works to combine ads in other markets where they operate both Pathmark and conventional banners.
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