NEW YORK — A group of retailers that withdrew from a proposed antitrust settlement with Visa and MasterCard have filed a new suit against the payment-card companies, and have been joined by several states and local municipalities in their oppo...
Back in 2009, while Bi-Lo was operating under protection of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Delhaize’s Food Lion chain made an offer to buy the then-214-store Bi-Lo chain for $425 million in cash. Sources at the time told SN that Food Lion intended...
While speculation over the future of Sweetbay generated the majority of industry buzz in the Bi-Lo-Delhaize deal, more than half of the stores in the proposed transaction are from the retailer’s smallest divisions.
That would be Harveys an...
GREENSBORO, N.C. — The Fresh Market here on Wednesday said it has rebounded from a disappointing sales performance in the fourth quarter, posting year-over-year gains in sales, comps and profits for the first quarter ended April 28.
Sales ...
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — There are not many places to buy camel-meat burgers or a frozen python filet in western New York State.
Those items are certainly nowhere to be found at the traditional Tops Friendly Markets that blanket the Buffalo/Ni...
MATTHEWS, N.C. — Harris Teeter Supermarkets saw sales improve by 4.3% and profits climb by 8.7% during the fiscal second quarter, the company said Thursday.
Sales and profits were aided by the shift of some Easter holiday sales to the se...
Publix Super Markets looks at customer service in the broadest sense — from interaction with customers on a personal level to providing things customer want, such as sharp pricing and clean stores. And it succeeds at providing that service on ...
Few stores can afford to be as spectacular as Wegmans. But the Rochester, N.Y.-based retailer, whose stores draw praise for their innovative merchandising, nevertheless can provide an education for peers with smaller stores and more modest amb...
While many supermarkets strive to keep within a few percentage points of Wal-Mart Stores’ prices, WinCo Foods often undersells the massive discount chain.
“[WinCo] communicates low prices by delivering low prices,” Jon Hauptman, partner at...
