Mark Hamstra

BATAVIA, Ill. -- The efficiency for which German engineering is renown is evident in the food-retailing model of Aldi, the global limited-assortment chain that makes its U.S. headquarters here.Essen, Germany-based...

MINNEAPOLIS -- Nash Finch Co. here said last week that same-store sales in the fourth quarter of last year fell 11.7% amid a difficult economic and competitive environment.In an earnings call discussing its long...

BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart Stores here last week slightly reduced its projections for new Neighborhood Market stores this year because it is devoting more resources to its supercenters.The company said it would...

CHICAGO -- Pervasive consumer anxiety constrained supermarket sales growth in 2002 at a time when competition has never been fiercer, Food Marketing Institute told attendees at the annual FMI Show here last week.In...

CHICAGO -- Food Marketing Institute is "very far along" in discussions with the Snack Food Association, Alexandria, Va., and the Organic Trade Association, Greenfield, Mass., to co-locate those groups' trade shows...

PLEASANTON, Calif. -- Safeway here said it expects to quickly resolve some of the problems that led to its first-quarter earnings shortfall.In a conference call discussing its earnings for the first quarter, Safeway...

CHICAGO -- Food retailers need to spend time learning about the needs of the consumers in individual markets, and then tailoring their operations to meet those specific needs, said Liz Minyard, co-chairman and co...

In the next two to five years, supermarkets will respond to the growth of alternative formats by expanding their perishables departments, adding in-store services, and focusing on efforts that more clearly define...