WASHINGTON (FNS) -- A national standard passed unanimously by the National Conference on Weights and Measures last week should make in-store price inspections quicker and fairer, said Jennifer Colman, manager of state...
CULPEPER, Va. (FNS) -- Shoppers interviewed at the six-month-old Wal-Mart Supercenter here had mixed but mostly positive reviews for the megastore. But, to varying degrees, they also continue to rely on their local...
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (FNS) -- Wal-Mart Stores is redoubling its efforts to improve supercenter fresh food sections. The giant retailer is attempting to lure more supercenter shoppers into the supermarket section with...
WASHINGTON (FNS) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Consumer Service here has issued a proposed rule that would allow it to exchange business information about food retailers and wholesalers with the...
LAKELAND, Fla. (FNS) -- Publix Super Markets here reported a slowdown in sales growth and lower net earnings for the first quarter ended March 26, according to a report filed with the Securities and Exchange...
WASHINGTON (FNS) -- Frozen-vegetable importers will have to pay regular tariff rates, as high as 25%, if a federal duty-free trade program scheduled to expire July 31 is not renewed.The program, the Generalized System...
WASHINGTON (FNS) -- Safeway, Oakland, Calif., is defending its check-cashing policy after a Washington Post survey found that the company's inner-city locations tend to offer lower cash-back limits than stores in...
STERLING, Va. (FNS) -- Giant Food, Landover, Md., has developed a shopping center concept here that's intended to succeed by encouraging browsing. Called the Cascades Marketplace, the new center is designed to boost...
TAMPA, Fla. (FNS) -- Kash n' Karry Food Stores here, which is expected to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection by the end of the year, generated a net loss of $38 million in fiscal 1994 ended July 31, more...
LAKELAND, Fla. (FNS) -- Net earnings at Publix Super Markets here jumped 34% in the third quarter from the comparable 1993 period, rising to $41.8 million from $31 million, the company reported in a Securities and...