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Supermarkets remained closed yesterday from Houston to Cincinnati after Hurricane Ike swept through, flooding coastal Texas and knocking out power in several areas.
Scotia Improved sales and profits from Sobeys stores offset lower earnings from the real estate division at Empire Cos., the company said in a review of first-quarter financial results last week. Sobeys, boosted in part by the addition of Thrifty...
Supermarket News has opened nominations for the SN Hall of Fame to recognize those who have made extraordinary and lasting impacts on the food distribution industry. The Hall of Fame was launched last year to honor food retailing leaders...
Bruno's Supermarkets last week said it hopes to reestablish the strong image its stores once had by hiring a California-based marketing firm to redesign the look of its stores and refresh the chain's identity. Bruno's said it expects to unveil the...
Penn Traffic Co. said last week it will expand its procurement agreement with C&S Wholesale Grocers to encompass virtually all categories in an effort to free up cash to invest at store level. The company also said it had a loss and lower sales...
Democrats are poised to capture even more Congressional seats in this year's elections, observers said, after gaining a majority in both the House and Senate in the 2006 mid-term elections. Of particular concern to the supermarket industry is the...
FOR 24 NORTH AMERICAN FOOD RETAILERS TRACKED BY SN, AT THE CLOSE THURSDAY, SEPT. 11, 2008 MARKET SUMMARY gainers 21 losers 3 unchanged 0 United Natural Foods +15.48% Village +9.75% Metro +8.39% MOST ACTIVE BY VOLUME Wal-Mart 104,962,955 Target 72...
Should A&P go private? That's a question on the minds of analysts and industry observers who have witnessed the retailer's market value plummet by more than 50% during the last year. A&P's stock, which was trading at more than $32 per share at...
Americans as a whole may still be questioning which presidential candidate is better suited to revive the country's sluggish economy, but for executives in the supermarket industry, the choice is clear: the Republicans would be better for their...
Publix Super Markets hopes to begin reopening late next month some of the Albertsons stores it acquired, though no specific schedule has been set yet, the company said Friday.