ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- Ingles Markets here said last week it attributes a 2.8% increase in comparable-store sales in the third quarter ended June 28 largely to successful promotions, including triple coupons, and added...
MONTVALE, N.J. -- Asset sales in the first quarter boosted profits for A&P here, but industry observers last week noted that operating deficits pose a long-term problem for the company.In the quarter ended June 14, A...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Spartan Stores here said last week it expects a return to operating profitability by the end of the current fiscal year.During a conference call to discuss results for the 12-week first quarter...
LOS ANGELES -- Smart & Final here said last week it anticipates the sale of its Florida food-service and stores businesses to Gordon Food Service, Grand Rapids, Mich., will result in a loss of $40.2 million, which it...
16) Jeff NoddleChairman, president and CEO, SupervaluWHY: Head of a big wholesaler/retailer with strong growth in both segments.WHAT'S NEXT: Supervalu buys Dominick's?The best business decision Jeff Noddle may have...
MINNEAPOLIS -- Supervalu and Nash Finch, looking to take advantage of the rapid unraveling of their longtime competitor, Fleming Cos., Dallas, came out swinging last week at their emerging rival, C&S Wholesale Grocers...
ZAANDAM, Netherlands -- A dramatically timed weekend search of Ahold's corporate headquarters here by the Dutch public prosecutor is unlikely to unearth new problems at the scandal-tinged retailer, according to...
The stock prices of most of the largest supermarket companies took a drubbing last year. The compensation packages of many industry chief executive officers took a serious hit as well.But not all.Nash Finch Co....
PLEASANTON, Calif. -- Safeway here said last week it will retake operational control by Aug. 10 of its distribution center in Tracy, Calif., replacing the DC's third-party operator, Tracy-based Summit Logistics, a...
To put the survey responses in perspective, SN ran the questions by several equity analysts.Here are some of their assessments.Growth will be slow. Jonathan Ziegler, a principal in PUPS Investment Management, Santa...
