MINNEAPOLIS -- Supervalu here is beefing up its distribution business with the acquisition of an established player in third-party logistics.The wholesaler and retailer said it has agreed to acquire Total Logistics, a...
ZAANDAM, Netherlands -- Ahold here said it has agreed to sell its Bruno's and Bi-Lo chains to Lone Star Funds, a multinational private investment group with offices in Dallas, for $560 million.The price could increase...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- The massive snowstorms that blanketed much of the country in the days before Christmas created some logistical nightmares for retailers, especially in the Midwest.At Meijer Stores here, a...
TORONTO -- Loblaw Cos. here said it expected to open a general merchandise distribution facility in Ajax, Ontario, in February, as Canada's largest supermarket chain prepares to aggressively expand its Real Canadian...
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- The Garden State will soon sprout supercenters operated by Wal-Mart Stores, Bentonville, Ark., and that should be of major concern for existing food retailers there, according to a report...
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- The Garden State will soon sprout supercenters operated by Wal-Mart Stores, Bentonville, Ark., and that should be of major concern for existing food retailers there, according to a report...
DENVER -- The United Food and Commercial Workers Union last week asked a federal mediator to bring both sides back to the bargaining table in negotiations here between UFCW Local 7 and the three chains it has been...
MINNEAPOLIS -- Target Stores here last week said it would promote several food items this holiday season as part of its overall fourth-quarter push.Included among the seasonal food offerings at the company's...
BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Delhaize Group here said last week it would accelerate the rollout of the market-by-market remodeling initiative at its Food Lion chain with the extension of the program to the Greensboro, N.C....