Finding ways to adapt to the current economic environment is Topic A on the minds of top industry executives as they contemplate their prospects for 2003.While some executives told SN they expect the economy to...
SCARBOROUGH, Maine -- Hannaford Bros. here has begun testing a system that locks the wheels of its shopping carts automatically if they are taken from its parking lots, according to Brett Osterfeld, a spokesman for...
MONTVALE, N.J. -- A&P here is reportedly planning to ramp up the deployment of its Food Basics discount supermarkets as a strategy to revive its struggling operations in the United States, SN has learned.In an English...
WASHINGTON -- The Federal Trade Commission here considered club stores and supermarkets to be the same class of trade for antitrust purposes for the first time when it issued its recent approval of Wal-Mart's...
NEW YORK -- The current deflationary direction of wholesale food prices may be easing, as is shown by recent price increases from manufacturers, but competitive pressures may limit retailers' ability to boost price...
ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- Ingles Markets here last week said it is taking "a harder look" at its pricing strategies, seeking to keep prices low on a variety of core products while exploring opportunities to raise prices on...
ZAANDAM, Netherlands -- Ahold put rumors about the potential resignation of its president and chief executive officer to rest last week, but the multinational retailer, based here, spawned fresh speculation about the...
Visionaries are presented in alphabetical order by section in SN. For details on how they were chosen, see Page 3.Robert O. AdersBrought his mediation skills to help unify and lead the Food Marketing InstituteThe late...
PEWAUKEE, Wis. -- Retailer/wholesaler Roundy's here said it is looking for fill-in acquisitions in its core markets."We expect to take advantage of in-market opportunities," said Robert A. Mariano, chairman, president...
SALISBURY, N.C. -- Delhaize is taking steps to strengthen one of the Southeast's stalwart supermarket brands.In an interview with SN, Pierre-Olivier Beckers, president and chief executive officer, Delhaize Group...