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Kraft Taps Two Senior VPs aft Foods here has named Hugh Roberts senior vice president of strategy.He succeeds Sandy Posa, who was filling the role on an interim basis. Posa has, in turn, been named to the new post of senior vice president of...
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...
MESA, Ariz. -- Megafoods Stores here hopes to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection by late June under an amended joint plan of reorganization and proposed disclosure statement filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Phoenix last week.A...
MECHANICSVILLE, Va. -- Richfood here will present to retailers today an integrated point-of-sale system that will enhance front-end initiatives and store-to-wholesaler communications.The system, which is available at reduced cost through Richfood...
ORLANDO, Fla. -- In a surprise move here, the board of directors of the National-American Wholesale Grocers' Association last week rejected the effort for a joint convention with the National Grocers Association.The vote, held before NAWGA's...
C&S Wholesale Grocers, Brattleboro, Vt., is probably among the fastest-growing wholesalers in the nation. The company finished its last fiscal year with a top line of $2.5 billion and is predicting a leap toward $3.5 billion by this year's end...
QUINCY, Mass. -- Stop & Shop Cos. here last week agreed to sell stores to two of its New England competitors: Shaw's Supermarkets, East Bridgewater, Mass., and Star Market, Cambridge, Mass.Star is buying four stores -- three Purity units and one...
KENILWORTH, N.J. -- A&P is placing a heavier emphasis on pet foods and supplies in an effort to take a bigger bite out of the dog-eat-dog category.The Montvale, N.J.-based retailer debuted an expanded pet care department of 8,600 stockkeeping...