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NORFOLK, Va. -- Farm Fresh here is using its floral program as a signature to herald its new generation of stores, giving the department a higher in-store profile and identity, backed up by a new wholesale operation that streamlines operations and...
COMPTON, Calif. -- Ralphs Supermarkets here said it plans to accelerate expansion of its new Fresh Fare format beyond its original expectations and to increase the departmental offerings at its Marketplace stores.According to Sam Duncan, Ralphs...
HOUSTON -- Using their delis as a platform to differentiate themselves from competitors, Coastal Mart food-service locations have branded the stations, using deli products from a single manufacturer, to create a successful proprietary program...
Full-scale change has finally arrived as supermarkets are repositioning their fresh departments around the needs of consumers.Previously, these departments were only highlighted by the progressive few, but a new wave of retailers is leading the...
SEATTLE (FNS) -- As the popularity of fresh artisan breads rises like the dough it is made of, one operation has seized a slice of the business by creating a chain of bakery cafes under the trading name of Zi Pani, here.The company recently opened...
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (FNS) -- "Supermarkets are in the business of retailing. How far do they go outside that business into technology, into information management?"Steve Schmidt, president of ACNielsen's U.S. operations, hopes his firm will be able...
CARLISLE, Pa. -- Giant Food Stores here is testing the music sales program of Fresh Picks, Richmond, Va., in four stores, with a fifth set to open in January.Michael Rigby, president of Fresh Picks, confirmed the test after SN spotted the company...
FLEMING COS., Oklahoma City, said last week it has agreed to acquire two Nelson's supermarkets in Faribault and Albert Lea, Minn. Fleming currently operates 39 Rainbow Foods stores in the Twin Cities area.o operate under the Wal-Mart banner, the...
THIBODAUX, La. -- Rouses Supermarkets here has begun construction on a new format that emphasizes fresh items.According to Donald Rouse, president, two 62,000-square-foot Epicurean Markets are currently under construction, the first of which is...
BALTIMORE, Md. -- Federal prosecutors here charged a former supermarket operator with running an alleged coupon scam they claim netted him $2.5 million in illegal redemptions.Jack Millman, 73, the former president and majority stockholder of the...