COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Peapod, Evanston, Ill., plans a fast rollout of on-line shopping and delivery services and a more intense local marketing push following a deal struck earlier this month with Kroger's division here...
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. -- Giant Food has charted a multifaceted, long-term growth plan by balancing the dual goals of cost reduction and demand creation, according to Pete Manos, president and chief executive...
The early days of computers ... the move to block ready meat ... the dawn of scanning ... the waves of industry megamergers ... the long journey from small grocery stores to superstores to supercenters ... increasing...
QUINCY, Mass. -- Ahold, Zaandam, Netherlands, agreed to acquire Stop & Shop Cos. here last week in a move that surprised the supermarket industry and underlined the Dutch firm's determination to markedly increase its...
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Procter & Gamble has no place for the wasteful and inefficient practice of couponing, Durk Jager, president and chief operating officer, said in a presentation here last week.Jager, whose company is...
ORLANDO, Fla. -- In a surprise move here, the board of directors of the National-American Wholesale Grocers' Association last week rejected the effort for a joint convention with the National Grocers Association.The...
TEMPLE, Texas -- McLane Co. here has signed a letter of intent to sell the assets of its specialty foods distribution subsidiary, McLane America, to Tree of Life Inc., a distributor based in St. Augustine, Fla.Unlike...
RIDGEWOOD, N.Y. -- Despite its name, Western Beef's retail business and expansion plans have nothing to do with the West Coast and involve far more than beef.If the store banners were to fully identify the chain's...
The so-called "blizzard of the century" toppled traditional sales patterns at Eastern U.S. supermarkets last week. Supermarkets were recoiling late last week after record-setting snowfalls, as seemingly endless...
SAN DIEGO -- Private-label programs are proving their potential to jump-start produce business and build customer loyalty, according to officials from two top chains.Executives from Stop & Shop Cos., Quincy, Mass....