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...
It's the best of times, it's the worst of times. It's a time of tremendous change, driven by the need for efficiency. It's a time bursting with theories, schemes and legitimate techniques to achieve that efficiency. It's time to lose one's...
WASHINGTON -- When Supervalu discovered its printing programs for in-store signage were fast becoming out of date, it cast a wide net for a solution.Its call for a better computerized system was answered by several vendors, all armed to the teeth...
QUINCY, Ill. -- A Supervalu retailer here sold more than 2,000 cases of E. J. Brach's Pick-a-Mix candy from a single store in a three-week period.The retailer, Niemann Foods here, sold the candy as part of E.J. Brach's Summer Safari promotion from...
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 ...
BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- The threat to the supermarket industry posed by Sam's Club may be shifting as Wal-Mart Stores here, the operator of Sam's, moves to put more emphasis on its Supercenter format.Wal-Mart's goal is to make its two formats...
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...