ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. -- Gooding's Supermarkets here has changed nonfood suppliers and is expanding its nonfood mix.Over the summer, the 17-store chain began receiving its health and beauty care merchandise from Gulf Distribution, Miami, and its...
CINCINNATI -- Kroger Co.'s division here and a union local have agreed to a longer-term labor contract -- their first five-year pact -- that provides staffing percentage guarantees and no-cost health insurance benefits for 8,300 employees at 91...
USDA Starts E. Coli Inspectionspartment of Agriculture inspectors last week began making unannounced visits to supermarkets to test ground beef for the presence of E. coli bacteria. Under the new program, any ground beef found to contain the...
INDIANAPOLIS -- Triple couponing has hit this market following the opening of two more Meijer hypermarkets here in August. In a market already heating up with promotions, Meijer, the Grand Rapids, Mich.-based chain, has launched a triple-couponing...
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Wal-Mart is testing a home shopping and delivery service at a single Supercenter here.t the second Wal-Mart Supercenter slated to open in this market next year, or in other Wal-Mart locations.Nick White, executive vice...
D.F. Dufek to Retire As Kroger Senior VPr vice president of logistics at Kroger Co. here, said last week he intends to retire at the end of the year.Dufek has worked in the supermarket industry for 40 years, including 32 years with Kroger, the...
ATLANTA -- Organic produce, long thought a lackluster category, is starting to shine in supermarket produce departments.Retailers say they don't expect organics to become a dominant player in the department, but do see considerable growth...
Oral care is a highly competitive and price-driven category, according to a SN study on consumer shopping habits.Conducted by America's Research Group, Charleston, S.C., the SN survey found price determines where consumers shop for health and...