BRATISLAVA, Slovakia -- The warehouse club concept is getting a serious test in this Eastern European nation where a one-unit operation is gearing for a major store rollout.Opened in June 1993, Dino Warehouse Club...
Sales of low-fat and fat-free cookies and crackers are soaring in the grocery aisle. So why isn't the in-store bakery catching the wave?After watching Nabisco's Snackwell line and products from other packaged food...
WOODBRIDGE, N.J. -- Pathmark Stores here received final approval last week from New York City Mayor Rudolph Guliani to build a store in the East Harlem section of Manhattan.Pathmark's proposal to develop a vacant lot...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Winn-Dixie Stores here reported its 61st consecutive sales increase in the fiscal year ended June 28.Sales rose 6.3%, from $11.1 billion to $11.8 billion for the 52 weeks. Identical store sales...
As temperatures from coast to coast are climbing upward, so are retailers' sales this summer.Supermarket executives across the country contacted by SN reported that volume is exceeding their expectations, fueled by an...
CINCINNATI -- Kroger Co. here reported that sales rose 5.5% to a record $5.7 million from $5.4 million in the second quarter ended June 17.Same-store sales increased 1.5% during the quarter.Net earnings increased 14.4...
The supermarket industry's key to succeeding against supercenters is to pick battle areas very carefully, according to a group of consultants and observers interviewed by SN.That means supermarkets, rather than...
NORFOLK, Va. -- Sales and cash flow increased for Farm Fresh here during the second quarter ended June 17.For the quarter, the 54-store company recorded a net loss of $1.3 million, compared with last year's net loss...
Supermarkets are feeling the pressure of the supercenter onslaught, but many are managing to hold their own under the stress.Supermarket executives say a combination of persistence and finely tuned strategies is...
Can hard-battling supermarkets significantly hurt supercenter results and even lead to a reduction in supercenter expansion plans? That may be the scenario in the central New York region, according to Ron Hodge...
