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NORRISTOWN, Pa. -- The establishment of the Genuardi's Family Markets chain is discussed in a new book by Frank Genuardi, one of the company's founders.n 1904.Frank Genuardi retired from the company in 1984 as president, secretary and treasurer...
When Vice President Dan Quayle criticized the Murphy Brown television show a few years ago, nobody knew that he was igniting a national debate that would eventually affect video in supermarkets. That much is clear now. As you may remember, Brown...
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. -- MCA/Universal Home Video here will release the animated feature "Balto" direct to the sell-through market April 2 at a suggested retail price of $19.98. The nationally advertised availability date on the title will be...
MONTREAL (FNS) -- Metro-Richelieu's plans to expand into Ontario and the Maritimes will be delayed so the food wholesaler and retailer can concentrate further on its home market of Quebec, Pierre Lessard, president and chief executive officer...
FRANKLIN PARK, Ill. -- Ekco here has expanded its insulated bakeware products from two to 13 products, marketing the line under the Baker's Secret Air brand.ht chicken roaster. In other news, Ekco has unveiled a new corporate logo that the company...
Stop & Shop Cos., Quincy, Mass., said the acquisitions of 55 Purity stores and 17 Melmarkets/Foodtown units in late 1995 helped boost sales 8% to $4.07 billion for the year and 17% to $1.06 billion for the fourth quarter ended Jan. 27. Same-store...
Big Bear Sells Bakery OperationStores here has sold its commercial bakery operation in order to invest more heavily in expanding its in-store bakery business.The 77-store chain, a division of the Penn Traffic Co., Syracuse, N.Y., sold the business...
PARSIPPANY, N.J. -- Andy Boy Associates, a processor of branded fresh produce-based prepared foods, ceased operations last month.The company, a partnership between RLB Food Distributors, West Caldwell, N.J., and D'Arrigo Bros. of California, New...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Mega Markets here is among the first retailers to take a new twist on supermarket banking: the automated loan machine.Four of the chain's 13 stores have recently begun offering loan services through automated machines located in...
ATLANTA -- Within the next few months, a new egg promotion campaign featuring former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop will break in stores, its goal being to defend the egg's reputation as a nutritional resource.The program's centerpiece in stores...