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The problem is all too familiar. After years of building up perimeter departments, supermarkets were left with weakened Center Stores. More than a few retailers wondered whether this department was relevant anymore. Did it have a future...

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The anticipation surrounding the opening of Tesco's first Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market stores in Southern California on Nov. 8 brings to mind the arrival in the U.S. of another British phenomenon — the Beatles — in February 1964...

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The two chains, which are undergoing store remodel programs, have key things in common. They operate in similar market areas. They each revamped managements about two years ago. They are focused on enhancing fresh foods perceptions and better...

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Been to the movies lately? Those of us in the health and wellness business are getting sore rumps sitting in those stadium seats, while film after film about food, food processing and the environment unreels before our eyes...

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