Whole Foods Market on Friday said it has resubmitted its case against the Federal Trade Commission in a Washington, D.C., appeals court, saying the move would expedite a resolution in the ongoing dispute over its acquisition of Wild Oats Markets.
Food Marketing Institute presented four awards at its Midwinter Executive Conference here last week. Jeff Noddle, chairman and chief executive officer, Supervalu, was given the 2009 Herbert Hoover Award recognizing service to the industry...
A&P said it is continuing to make adjustments in pricing and merchandising at its Pathmark stores to strengthen their identity as a price-impact operator. There's a very precise strategy on managing the categories [at Pathmark], and you're going...
Marketers need to adjust their strategies to account for the increasing tendency of shoppers in this recession to make purchase decisions before arriving at the store, said Thomas Blischok, president, Consulting and Innovation, Information...
SUPERVALU BEGINS STORE CLOSINGS MINNEAPOLIS Supervalu through late last week had announced the locations of 26 of its 50 planned store closures expected by the end of its current quarter, Feb. 28. Supervalu revealed impending closures of seven...
An executive with an advisory firm charged with selling the Albertsons chain tipped off a financial analyst that the massive deal was imminent, and the subsequent trading of Albertsons stock netted $3.6 million in illegal profits, according to a...
Gristedes has covered up the word on the exterior signs of its revamped store on 14th Street in New York after rival Trader Joe's filed a lawsuit alleging trade dress infringement. The 10,000-square-foot Trader John's store, shown here before...
Food Marketing Institute and Grocery Manufacturers Association will more closely link their agendas and meetings, and one likely outcome is the combination of their executive summits within two years. The new strategy was unveiled last week at FMI...
Whole Foods Market last week pleaded with competitors for their help in defending its marriage to Wild Oats Markets from federal antitrust regulators determined to break it up. The Federal Trade Commission asked a judge last week to unravel the...
FOR 24 NORTH AMERICAN FOOD RETAILERS TRACKED BY SN, AT THE CLOSE WEDNESDAY, JAN. 14, 2008 MARKET SUMMARY gainers 9 losers 15 unchanged 0 MOST ACTIVE BY VOLUME Wal-Mart 160,243,023 Target 46,013,955 Kroger 30,368,961 AS PERCENTAGE OF SHARES...