Supermarkets here and in other areas hit by Hurricane Ike are gradually reopening, although many areas remain without power. H.E. Butt Grocery Co. said one of its stores, in Galveston, Texas, was flooded and has been inaccessible.
Six stores currently operating under the Dominion banner in Ontario will reopen under the Metro banner next week, kicking off Metro Inc.’s 15-month program of consolidating its Ontario conventional stores under a single brand.
Kroger Co. yesterday said its same-store sales for the second quarter were up 4.7%, excluding gasoline, and were trending above 5% for the first three weeks of the third quarter, which began Aug. 17.
IGA said yesterday it has signed an agreement to expand into Russia later this year.