COMPTON, Calif. -- At the end of this week, Ralphs Grocery Co. here is scheduled to complete a plan to lay off about 1,000 employees, or roughly 3.8% of its 26,000-member work force.The layoffs, announced last week, will affect mostly part-time...
ROCKVILLE, Md. -- In a bid to become more competitive with its supermarket brethren, Fresh Fields here has lowered prices on many of its grocery items and is backing up the move with a new advertising campaign.The 23-unit chain of upscale, all...