FOR 24 NORTH AMERICAN FOOD RETAILERS TRACKED BY SN, AT THE CLOSE WEDNESDAY, DEC. 10, 2008 MARKET SUMMARY gainers 18 losers 6 unchanged 0 MOST ACTIVE BY VOLUME Wal-Mart 115,049,098 Target 65,069,219 Kroger 43,558,202 AS PERCENTAGE OF SHARES...
Unified Grocers said net earnings hit record levels for the fiscal year that ended Sept. 27, climbing 20.6% to $17.4 million.
Penn Traffic Co. reported a net loss on lower sales for the third quarter, citing a reduction in store count.
Fred Meyer Stores has agreed to settle a sexual harassment suit for $485,000, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said last week.
A 7% increase in sales at Sobeys stores, including a 5.4% jump in same-store sales, helped boost net income by 12.5% during the fiscal second quarter for Empire Cos., Sobeys’ parent company said Thursday.
Food, particularly fresh food, is clearly driving the business at Costco Wholesale Corp., Richard Galanti, the chain’s executive vice president and chief financial officer, said yesterday during a conference call to discuss financial results...
At the request of Gov. Arnold Schwazenegger, several food companies operating in Northern California donated more than 120 pallets of non-perishable foods earlier this week.
A survey of 52 retailers by the Retail Industry Leaders Association indicated that high percentages of merchants are reporting increases in unlawful store activity as economic conditions worsen.
Change to Win, a coalition of seven unions, including the United Food and Commercial Workers, said it did not discuss a possible position at the organization for Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who was accused this week of seeking to “sell&...