RICHMOND, Va. -- Ukrop's strategic growth plans today, as in the past, are being drawn after close observation of the competitive field.The family-owned local chain has survived 57 years of operation here by...
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Associated Grocers, Seattle, is expanding the scope of its client-server computer platform, which has brought faster information flows, cost savings and rapid applications development, Richard...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Food retailers and wholesalers face tough challenges from crime and other social problems and need to play a bigger role in improving the lot of their employees and their communities...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Spartan Stores, which has been recognized as a leader among wholesalers in re-engineering, is moving to the next level.Last week Pat Quinn, Spartan's president and chief executive officer...
PORTLAND, Ore. -- A strike against Fred Meyer stores here continued last week with no talks scheduled and both sides hanging tough.The conflict, which began Aug. 18, could last longer than the 23-day standoff between...
PORTLAND, Ore. -- An employee strike against Fred Meyer Inc.'s stores here has prompted other local operators to lock out union workers in a standoff now affecting some 8,200 employees in five counties. Chains...
PARK RIDGE, N.J. -- A&P Chairman and Chief Executive Officer James Wood sees light at the end of the tunnel for the company after a string of quarters with declining operating earnings.Wood told shareholders at last...
PARK RIDGE, N.J. -- While the financial community foresees stability in some of A&P's supermarket businesses, some analysts are cautious about the company's growth outlook and its strategies in certain problem markets...
Chattanooga, Tenn. -- With its acquisition of Red Food Stores here, Ahold is breaking new ground in the way it absorbs and operates U.S. supermarket companies.The Zaandam, Netherlands-based giant, whose six U.S...
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- As the new president and chief executive officer of Red Food Stores here, Marshall Collins is studying that chain's business and is developing strategies.But Collins isn't giving up his day job...