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SALISBURY, N.C. -- Food Lion here said efforts to strengthen its business at existing stores resulted in sales and earnings increases for the third quarter and 36 weeks ended Sept. 9. Net income rose 12.2% for the 12-week quarter to $41 million...
ATLANTA -- Publix Super Markets is looking to get a rise in bread sales with a new program that underscores freshness.The Lakeland, Fla.-based chain, which has more than 400 units in the Southeast, tells customers up front, at the beginning of the...
The supermarket poultry business is aiming more directly than ever at consumers' needs, and value-added products are leading the way.That's how poultry's top marketers painted the future, in a round of interviews with SN.Executives from the...
DETROIT -- Farmer Jack here has expanded the features and reach of its frequent shopper program by offering discounts jointly with another retailer.t Fretter Superstores, Brighton, Mich., a large specialty retailer selling home entertainment...
If supermarket executives have their way in the fourth quarter, shoppers will be surrounded by photo and film promotions in virtually every section of the store.To capitalize on the period, which can bring in between 30% and 40% of annual film and...
ST. LOUIS -- Price Cutter/Ramey, a 30-unit chain based in Springfield, Mo., has entered the St. Louis market.The company bought a 63,000-square-foot Price Chopper super warehouse store here from the unit's supplier, Associated Wholesale Grocers...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- In the land of glaciers, Carr Gottstein Foods here is making sure customers know that at least its bagels aren't frozen.The chain pushed off a fresh-baked bagel program in August that now is snowballing in sales, with...
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- About 54% of refrigeration systems are using chlorofluorocarbon coolants, according to a retailer survey released last month, just 90 days before production of the ozone-depleting gas is banned.The retailers responding to a...
Retailers whose automated labor scheduling programs have paid off richly at the front end are now eyeing other store departments to reap similar dividends -- and then some.Reduced labor costs, schedule preparation time and a better match of...