CINCINNATI -- In a move to put the right information into the hands of category managers and other key personnel, Kroger Co. here is implementing a client-server computer platform at its headquarters and divisional-level offices.The system will be...
ATLANTA -- Kroger Co., Cincinnati, ran a 40%-off sale on L'eggs full line of hosiery at its metro stores here, with full-page ads announcing the discounts.Retails on the hosiery line fell to $1.25 to $2.39, down from regular prices of $2.09 to $3...
WASHINGTON (FNS) -- As members of Congress rush to decide what shape health care reform will take, supermarket industry officials are at their doorstep.But unlike their stance on other issues, supermarket chains are split into two camps. They are...
ATLANTA -- Kroger Co.'s division here jumped on the case-ready meat concept early on.It began testing a case-ready pork program three years ago and has since expanded it to all its 122 stores."We did not go into this for a savings factor alone...
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Fleming Cos. here became the nation's largest wholesaler -- and its second-largest food distributor -- last week when it completed its acquisition of Scrivner, its former crosstown competitor. The agreement to acquire was...
CINCINNATI -- For the third consecutive quarter, Kroger Co. here has surprised Wall Street with better-than-expected financial results.Kroger, the nation's largest supermarket operator, last week said its operating earnings more than doubled to ...
ATLANTA -- Kroger Co.'s division here gave a plug to the agricultural product of Georgia's southern neighbor while touting the benefits of citrus fruits in a full-page ad promoting Florida orange and grapefruit juice.In a health-oriented message...
INDIANAPOLIS -- For local retailers facing the competitive entry of Meijer into this market, less is more. In contrast to the all-out pricing battle that ensued when Cub Foods came to town 11 years ago, retailers here said they do not plan to...
PARK RIDGE, N.J. -- While the financial community foresees stability in some of A&P's supermarket businesses, some analysts are cautious about the company's growth outlook and its strategies in certain problem markets."I'm reluctant to say the...
Retailers testing an advertising device installed in the floor tiles in stores say that it is stimulating sales in the dry grocery aisles.The ad vehicle -- a 2-foot by 2-foot clear scratch-resistant plastic sheet that covers a four-color "magazine...