PORTLAND, Ore. -- Fred Meyer Inc. here said a series of strikes during the second half of the year reduced earnings and lowered same-store sales for the year and fourth quarter ended Jan. 28. Net income fell 89.5% to ...
Creditors Offer Grand Union PlanWAYNE, N.J. -- A group of creditors of Grand Union Co. here submitted its own plan of reorganization for the company last week, one day before Grand Union was scheduled to file a...
TORONTO -- A&P Canada here has decided not to close 15 stores that had previously been slated to close.Instead, it has reached agreement with the United Food and Commercial Workers Union here to convert the 15 stores...
MINNEAPOLIS -- Nash Finch Co. here said oversupplies in its West Coast produce subsidiary resulted in lower prices and contributed to lower earnings, despite record sales, for the year and fourth quarter ended Dec. 31...
FALLS CHURCH, Va. -- Change means opportunity to John Block.Block, president and chief executive officer of the National-American Wholesale Grocers Association here, was interviewed on the eve of NAWGA's annual...
CHICAGO -- Larry Willis, IGA's new executive vice president and chief operating officer, has arrived in office at a critical time for independents and their wholesalers.Many industry observers argue that the...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Winn-Dixie Stores here is considering several supply alternatives for the Thriftway stores it is acquiring in Cincinnati, including self-supply, using a local wholesaler or a combination of both...
SALT LAKE CITY -- Benefits from re-engineering programs at American Stores Co. here are offsetting the costs of those programs, prompting the chain to accelerate its re-engineering efforts, Victor L. Lund, president...
WAYNE, N.J. -- Grand Union Holdings Corp., the indirect parent of Grand Union Co. here, said reductions in vendor promotional allowances after it disclosed plans late last year for a capital restructuring resulted in...
PHOENIX -- Smitty's Super Valu here is gearing for further expansion and is refashioning the food direction of its stores.The chain is increasing its food-to-nonfood ratio and is planning for a program that will...