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ATHENS, Greece -- Alfa Beta Vassilopoulos here, which generated double-digit increases in both sales and earnings last year, expects to open four new supermarkets during 1994.of the chain.Alfa Beta's four-store expansion project follows a...
MEXICO CITY (FNS) -- Kmart Corp. officials are watching the progress of two Super Kmart Centers it recently opened near here before pushing ahead with additional units.Joseph Antonini, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Troy, Mich...
BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart Stores will launch its Sam's Club and Supercenter formats in Brazil and Argentina.Wal-Mart expects to open two Sam's Club units and two Supercenters in Argentina next year and possibly three clubs and one supercenter...
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...
Supervalu Names Two Senior VPsere has named Gregory C. Heying and H.S. "Skip" Smith corporate senior vice presidents.Heying and Smith both had been corporate vice presidents at Supervalu.Heying, who was corporate vice president of distribution...
After all the excitement surrounding activities that lead to the merger of two companies fades away, and when some of the publicity quiets, a big question remains: How will the two companies be combined?The question is also a complex one. It...
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...
HERSHEY, Pa. -- If Hershey has a secret to success, it could be a program called QTE, or Quality Through Excellence. It aims to teach and motivate employees to be flexible when serving the retail customer.no, president and chief operating officer...
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Ahold has named Hans A. Kempers president and chief executive officer of its U.S. real estate operation here, effective Sept. 1.The real estate company, ABS Development Co., will change its name at that time to Ahold Real Estate...
TULSA, Okla. -- A large-scale test of a new cart-mounted advertising medium at 220 Wal-Mart stores will mark a new opportunity for brand marketers to reach the giant retailer's customers through in-store messages.ADDvantage Media Group here said...