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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...
SALT LAKE CITY -- American Stores Co. here is streamlining transportation routing in several divisions and taking control of inbound manufacturer shipments.The retailer is now preparing to roll out new client-server-based software that will enable...
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. -- "Apollo 13," a $165 million box office hit, will be released to video Nov. 28 at a sell-through price of $22.98. During a press conference last week, MCA/Universal Home Video here detailed plans for the surprise, late...
SALT LAKE CITY -- Smith's Food & Drug Centers here said it is looking to sell unused real estate in northern California.rn California are on the block.Smith's operates 33 stores in southern California and is scheduled to open its 34th in Yucca...
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Retailers may be required to upgrade refrigerated display cases as state legislatures begin to adopt food temperature standards and codes.The Food and Drug Administration's Food Code, comprising wide-ranging new regulations...
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. Va. -- Food wholesalers need more help from manufacturers in clearing hurdles caused by Efficient Consumer Response and re-engineering, said John Block, president of the National-American Wholesale Grocers' Association...
ATLANTA -- When it comes to introducing its shoppers to a new beverage, the Kroger Co. division here is one smooth operator.The Cincinnati-based chain used a festive, full-page, four-color newspaper ad, couponing, in-store sampling and displays to...