MINNEAPOLIS -- Nash Finch Co. here said last week it is seeking to build its wholesale business by aggressively grabbing market share from competitors."No one -- not Supervalu, not Fleming, not Spartan -- is better...
BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- Key Food Stores Co-Operative here said last week it has entered into an agreement under which Grocery Haulers Inc., also here, would acquire Key's fixed assets and merchandise inventory.Key Food...
The dramatic increase in fuel prices in the Upper Midwest is increasing costs to wholesalers and retailers, with the greatest effects on smaller distributors.Also at greater risk are wholesalers that increased...
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The good news is that the economic outlook for the next five years is robust both in the United States and overseas, according to a trio of retail economists with PricewaterhouseCoopers.The bad news...
BOISE, Idaho -- Albertson's here continues to benefit from the complex integration of American Stores Co. because a number of fundamentals are working in its favor, company officials said at Albertson's annual meeting...
CHICAGO -- Supermarket operators were urged to reach out and enlist the support of both employees and consumers for the retail food industry's effort to limit government regulation, according to the Food Marketing...
WAYNE, N.J. -- Grand Union Co. here said last week it would conduct "a store-by-store" review of its supermarkets in the wake of disappointing financial results for the 12-week fourth quarter ended April 1.Gary M...
CHICAGO -- Supermarkets have to do a better job selling themselves to America's youth not just as places to shop but also as places to work, according to the Food Marketing Institute Speaks session at last week's FMI...
BOISE, Idaho -- Albertson's here has adopted a two-prong approach to e-commerce, and with the company saying that while both are successful, it will probably go with its newer scheme when it believes itself ready for...
DALLAS -- It sounded like the happiest of Internet romances last month when GroceryWorks.com here and Safeway, Pleasanton, Calif., announced their strategic alliance.Steve Burd, Safeway president and chief executive...