MINNEAPOLIS -- A letter to former Wetterau-Supervalu employees demanding they return their severance pay is a "cruel hoax," according to a spokeswoman for Supervalu here. A handful of former employees who worked at Supervalu's Bloomington, Ind....
CANCUN, Mexico -- The Efficient Consumer Response initiative confers upon retailers a special responsibility to differentiate between vendors who are offering ECR-related value-added services and those who are not, according to John A. Haedicke...
SAN ANTONIO -- How to handle the rapid growth of value-added produce items is one of the biggest operational challenges facing retailers and wholesalers in the coming year.That issue is revealed in an SN survey of attendees of the Produce...
MINNEAPOLIS -- Supervalu here is equipping 20 of its Minneapolis division trucks with chlorine-free refrigeration systems as part of an eventual fleetwide conversion.The rollout follows an initial purchase of 18 transport refrigeration systems by...
MINNEAPOLIS -- Funeral services were held here for Raymond M. Winslow, 97, former vice president of operations for Supervalu here. Winslow died at his home in Edina, Minn., Oct. 18. Winslow was considered an expert in warehousing, transportation...
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. -- Gooding's Supermarkets here has changed nonfood suppliers and is expanding its nonfood mix.Over the summer, the 17-store chain began receiving its health and beauty care merchandise from Gulf Distribution, Miami, and its...
D.F. Dufek to Retire As Kroger Senior VPr vice president of logistics at Kroger Co. here, said last week he intends to retire at the end of the year.Dufek has worked in the supermarket industry for 40 years, including 32 years with Kroger, the...
PEWAUKEE, Wis. -- In a move that would create the nation's third-largest food wholesaler and that signals continued consolidation among distributors, Roundy's here and Spartan Stores, Grand Rapids, Mich., have agreed to merge. The combination of...
Without a lot of fanfare, the limited-assortment store format is on the move.From northeast Texas, where Supervalu is expanding the operations of the limited-assortment stores it acquired earlier this year, to eastern Pennsylvania, the market...
MINNEAPOLIS -- Supervalu here said recent acquisitions and the expansion of its corporate retail business contributed to a 2% sales increase in the second quarter ended Sept. 10.to "transform" operations negatively affected earnings comparisons...