Michael Harrison

BOSTON -- The widow of an heir to the Big Y Foods supermarket chain will not stand trial a second time in connection with her husband's shooting death, the state supreme court here decided.The Supreme Judicial Court...

PORTLAND, Ore. -- United Grocers here named T.W. (Terry) Olsen president and chief executive officer last week.The company also reported net income of $19.8 million on sales of $1.2 billion for the year ended Oct. 2...

MICHAEL HARRISON OKLAHOMA CITY -- Fleming Cos. here is streamlining its wholesale and retail operations in a move the company said last week it needs to make to cut overhead costs.The plan -- which calls for...

BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart here said last week it plans to file an appeal of a $20 million judgment a jury awarded four former company employees who were fired from their jobs at a store in Kentucky.The employees...

SAN ANTONIO -- H.E. Butt Grocery Co. here is heading north, the company said last week.The supermarket chain plans to open up to 10 stores in the Dallas/Fort Worth area next year -- which would put it in competition...

JANESVILLE, Wis. -- If supermarkets with fueling stations have to follow state-set price guidelines for gasoline, will the same restrictions one day be imposed on a store's food products? That's the question posed by...

CARTERET, N.J. -- The 50-store Foodtown co-op, once Twin County's biggest customer, is beginning the new year with a new wholesaler -- White Rose Foods here.White Rose held a joint press conference with Foodtown...

ISSAQUAH, Wash. -- Opening a net of 20 to 22 warehouses, completing a remodeling and retrofitting program and building on a new Executive Membership program are the top goals for Costco Cos. here in 1999, according to...