ORLANDO, Fla. - As Supervalu gets ready to absorb major chunks of Albertsons over the next several months, the Minneapolis-based wholesale/retail giant already has experience integrating the IT side of an acquired...
TAMPA, Fla. - Wild Oats Markets' new store here takes a sharp turn from the natural food chain's prototype stores, which are typically between 24,000 and 27,000 square feet, and have separate areas for produce, deli...
Wild Oats in TampaA beacon shines from the Holistic Health department at the front left of the new Wild Oats prototype store in Tampa.Literally, it is a bright lime-green beacon - a circular column nearly as high as...
More supermarkets are signing up for in-store clinics: Bi-Lo, Greenville, S.C.; Hy-Vee, West Des Moines, Iowa; Publix Super Markets, Lakeland, Fla.; and Bashas' Supermarkets, Phoenix, say they will add operations to...
ORLANDO, Fla. - Wal-Mart Stores plans to build up the selection of entrees, side dishes and healthy prepared foods in its store delis, according to a Wal-Mart executive.While rotisserie chickens are still the retailer...
Smooth Move, SafewayWhat goes more naturally with a healthful lifestyle than fruit smoothies and fresh juices?Safeway, Pleasanton, Calif., is banking that Jamba Juice locations in certain stores will remind shoppers...
ROSEMONT, Ill. - Wal-Mart, Kroger, Albertsons and Safeway are among the 30 national chains encouraging shoppers to eat dairy as part of a Super Bowl promotion that kicked off this month.Dubbed "How Will You Get Your 3...
Taxes on food and cigarettes, health care costs and organized retail theft are some of the hot-button issues being debated in state legislatures this year.In addition to the "fair share" health care legislation that...
In the organic farming community, the strong survive.Although organic farmers achieve much higher premiums -- as high as 100% to 200% for some crops -- than conventional farmers, they must first go through a three- to...
Expecting moms do everything but wait.They scan the Internet and parenting magazines, and talk to doctors, families and friends to find out the best ways to care for their newborns.Increasingly, their sources of...