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Small changes are afoot on SN's annual list of the Top 75 supermarket companies in North America, as some companies on the way up moved past some perennial powers. Wal-Mart Stores remained at the top of the list at No. 1, followed distantly by...
Next week the United States installs its first African American president, marking a milestone for diversity in American politics. But would Barack Obama fit in as an executive in one of the nation's supermarket companies? He might at Safeway...
CINCINNATI Gatorade, Klondike, Ragu and Ritz join more than 100 products that feature limited-edition Daytona 500-themed packaging at Kroger Co. stores. Select private-label products, including salad dressing and cheese, feature the Daytona 500...
Trying to create a new image for established stores is always a challenge, and doing so in the midst of a weak economic environment doesn't make it any easier. However, that's what The Markets here, formerly known as Brown & Cole, is doing, Kevin...
Aldi plans to open more than 75 stores in 2009, including the discounter's first location in New York City, a spokeswoman for the chain told SN last week. Aldi declined to identify specific locations, but said it was looking in the boroughs of...
The 75 largest food retailers and wholesalers in the U.S. and Canada combined to produce $893.08 billion in revenues in 2008, up 7.6% over their total in the preceding year. The sales volume includes revenues from both food and nonfood merchandise...
Giving back to the communities where it operates has been woven into the culture at Publix Super Markets since its earliest days an integral part of the organization instilled by founder George Jenkins. The Lakeland, Fla.-based operator not only...
Shoppers seeking values in a tough economy helped raise sales, earnings and market share for Family Dollar Stores, the discounter here said last week. The chain said net earnings during the fiscal first quarter, which ended Dec. 31, increased 14.1...
Funds associated with Ron Burkle's Yucaipa Cos. last week revealed they had acquired 7% of Whole Foods Market in a move one analyst said heralds a change in the entrepreneurial posture of the iconic natural foods retailer. A filing with the...
In a year in which the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost about a third of its value, supermarket stocks actually didn't fare too poorly by comparison. Although more than half of the 24 North American food retailing stocks tracked by SN had double...