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Kroger Co., Meijer Inc. and H.E. Butt Grocery are among several major chains that have implemented or are testing a state-of-the-art computerized parcel shipping system.Meijer, Grand Rapids, Mich., began installing the Shipping Wizard system in...
CINCINNATI -- Kroger Co. here said it has completed the conversion of about $200 million worth of bonds to common stock -- a move that improves the company's liquidity and positions it for investments by a wider range of institutions.According to...
ATLANTA -- Kroger Co. stores here cross-promoted photo-processing services with Coca-Cola.Cincinnati-based Kroger's 104 Atlanta marketing area stores offered a free 2-liter bottle of Coca-Cola and second prints with all incoming film-developing...
After years of trial with food courts, the supermarket industry is still deliberating.Many operators, both large and small, have launched some form of in-store food-service program, and many also continue to struggle, looking for the right...
ATLANTA -- Countering a price comparison here by Winn-Dixie, Cub Foods compared its prices on selected baked and salty snacks with those at Winn-Dixie, Kroger and Publix in a newspaper ad last month.In the bottom half of the full-page ad, Cub...
DALLAS -- There's a dogfight under way in this rapidly growing marketplace, a fierce battle that includes some of the nation's largest chains, all trying to get a piece of the region's sweetening grocery pie.Frozen food departments have become...
With Hurricane Felix hovering off the North Carolina-Virginia coastline and threatening to hit land late last week, retailers and consumers in those areas were taking special precautions in advance of the uncertain weather. Retailers reported...
HOUSTON -- While super-markets across the United States experiment with different items in their food courts, Kroger Co., Cincinnati, has added something in a store here that most probably haven't tried yet -- cigars.The division incorporated a...
Infant formula, so important in drawing the young mother into the store, is also one of the more complex segments in the baby aisle.Not only do retailers generally sell formula at cost, but the category also falls under the state-administered...
ATLANTA -- Kroger Co.'s division here, together with Heinz U.S.A., Pittsburgh, ran a July promotion for baby that appealed to Mom and Dad's wallet.Heinz's beginner baby foods were featured at 19 cents per 2.5-ounce jar.A full-page, four-color ad...