ORLANDO, Fla. — Supermarket News presented its 2009 Marketer of the Year Award to Joe Sheridan, executive vice president, Wakefern Food Corp., at a banquet here on the first day of FMI’s Midwinter Executive Conference.

Supermarket News has named Kroger the winner of SN’s 2008 Retail Excellence Award. Kroger was selected based on its performance in the current economy and its industry leadership in a range of areas, such as marketing and community service...

SN has named Kroger as the winner of its 2008 Retail Excellence Award, based on the success the company has achieved in the current economy and its leadership in a range of areas, such as marketing and community relations.

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Safeway is the only North American retailer to legally commit to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions and opening its energy logs to auditors — moves it hopes will make it money