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SOUTH PASADENA, Calif. -- Trader Joe's here, the specialty supermarket chain, has opened new stores in Washington, California, Nevada and New Jersey, bringing its total to 107 stores, said Pat St. John, vice president of marketing.The chain, which...
MONTAGUE, N.J. -- At Big V Supermarkets' prototype format here, the produce catches you broadside as soon as you step inside the door.It is an aggressive merchandising effect that does more than draw the shoppers' attention; it virtually stops...
RICHMOND, Va. -- Richfood Holdings here said last week it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Farm Fresh, Norfolk, Va., for $220 million in cash. nization of the retail chain under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. The deal, which...
ROCKVILLE, Md. -- Fresh Fields touted its pies and other bakery items for Thanksgiving dinner in the store, via a tabloid-sized Thanksgiving dinner menu and order form combined.lds Bakery Thanksgiving Menu."The promotional materials were spotted...
AUSTIN, Texas -- Whole Foods Market here is expanding an innovative frequent-shopper program that allows customers to earn discounts in specific store departments of their choice. The program reportedly has resulted in increased customer loyalty...
AUSTIN, Texas -- Whole Foods Markets here has pulled an organic baby cereal brand off of its shelves after a customer claimed she found live insects in the package.The customer said she purchased a box of Healthy Times Baby Oatmeal with Banana...
LONDON -- Marks & Spencer plc is taking its food operations in the United States and United Kingdom on an expansion drive to increase its offerings in fresh and prepared foods, and to increase the number of its stores offering food.The retailer...
NEW YORK -- In the shadow of a huge balloon shaped like a ripe bunch of bananas, Fresh Del Monte Produce Co. officially launched its initial public offering of shares outside the New York Stock Exchange here.d of newly issued shares of stock as...
TORONTO -- Loblaw Cos. here and Richtree Inc., Canada licensee of market/restaurant format Movenpick Marche, have agreed to open more fresh-meal stores-within-stores, called Take-me! Marche, in Loblaws units.Two more Take-me! Marches will be...
AUSTIN, Texas -- Whole Foods Market Inc. is testing a new food-service concept, put together by a team of Austin restaurateurs, at a store near its corporate headquarters here.The new operation, called Fresh Planet Cafe, is being groomed as a...