NEW YORK -- Jules Rose, a former chairman and chief executive officer of Sloan's Supermarkets here, has begun serving a year-and-a-day sentence for his role in a fraudulent coupon-remittance scheme and for an...
LANDOVER, Md. -- Following a customer backlash, Giant Food here has opted out of an agreement with a direct-marketing firm under which the retailer's pharmacies had shared prescription information.The negative...
AKRON, Ohio -- Furthering a commitment to focus on its core grocery business, Fred W. Albrecht Grocery Co. here has announced it will sell its 15 Acme Express drug- and convenience stores to CVS Corp., Woonsocket, R.I...
JACKSON, Miss. -- Jitney-Jungle Stores of America here is planning a major shift in its mix of store formats that will emphasize its upscale Premier combination stores as it works toward a full integration of...
BOULDER, Colo. -- Wild Oats Markets here plans to double the number of private-label stockkeeping units in its Natural Living section by the end of 1998, branching out into new categories like personal and hair care...
PLEASANTON, Calif. -- Safeway here has created a series of TV spots that function as public-service announcements but also identify the chain's pharmacies as health care destinations."Ask Your Safeway Pharmacist," 30...
MILAN, Ill. -- Eagle Food Centers here has signed an expanded three-year supply agreement with McKesson Corp., San Francisco, for its pharmaceuticals and a portion of its over-the-counter health care products.Eagle...
RICHMOND, Va. -- Ukrop's Super Markets here is developing an expanded vitamin and herbal-supplement section that will be rolled out to 10 stores as early as March 1.Ukrop's chose the stores because they are both large...
CHICAGO -- Few retailers are using category management principles -- as defined by the supermarket class of trade -- in running their housewares departments, although many acknowledge the potential benefits.This and...
WOODBRIDGE, N.J. -- Pathmark Stores here has become the latest supermarket retailer to outsource its distribution services, completing the sale of its warehouse complex here and two other New Jersey distribution...
