ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Smith's Food & Drug Stores, a division of the Kroger Co., announced Monday that it has completed the installation of photovoltaic energy panels at two stores here, the first Kroger-owned stores to use solar panels.
Supermarkets appeared to lose dollar sales to the drug channel, which performed quite well in comparison to all channel volume for the 15 large-volume nonfood categories tracked for the 52 weeks ending June 12, 2011. Of the $24.4 billion in sales...
DODGE CITY, Kan. — Publix Super Markets, Kroger Co. and Winn Dixie Stores are voluntarily recalling various store brand ground beef products due to possible E. coli contamination. The beef was sourced from National Beef Packing Co., Dodge...
ARLINGTON, Va. — Terry Levee has been named director of the Food Marketing Institute’s food safety programs. He’ll be responsible for developing and implementing initiatives to help retailers meet critical food safety needs.
It's been eight months since Congress approved the Food Safety Modernization Act, updating regulations for preventing and addressing food safety problems. The new law has given the U.S. Food and Drug Administration the authority to shut down...
PHOENIX In the wake of the merger that nearly doubled its store count to 102, Sprouts Farmers Market, a chain of natural and organic stores based here, is pursuing a green agenda aimed at making its refrigeration systems among the most...
SPRINGDALE, Ark. Retailers around the country last week notified their customers of a massive recall of fresh and frozen ground-turkey products after dozens of people were sickened by an antibiotic-resistant strain of Salmonella. The recall at 36...
