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The supermarket industry's key to succeeding against supercenters is to pick battle areas very carefully, according to a group of consultants and observers interviewed by SN.That means supermarkets, rather than reacting to each supercenter move...
CULPEPER, Va. (FNS) -- Shoppers interviewed at the six-month-old Wal-Mart Supercenter here had mixed but mostly positive reviews for the megastore. But, to varying degrees, they also continue to rely on their local supermarkets. The supercenter...
Supermarkets are feeling the pressure of the supercenter onslaught, but many are managing to hold their own under the stress.Supermarket executives say a combination of persistence and finely tuned strategies is keeping them viable in their...
TROY, Mich. -- Four years after entering the supercenter arena, Kmart here may be ready to step back and reappraise its approach to its Super Kmart Centers.With 77 Super Kmarts already in operation, the company said it anticipates 20 to 25 new...
BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart Stores here continues its onslaught on the food industry by aggressively expanding its supercenter division.But other than refining fresh food offerings in its supercenters, the company is not expected to...
RICHMOND, Va. -- Hannaford Bros. accelerated its Southeast expansion last week by reaching agreement to purchase eight supermarket locations from Farm Fresh, based in Norfolk, Va.The transaction, which includes seven units in highly competitive...
Countless barrels of printer's ink have been spilled over the topic of supercenters and what their rollout means for the conventional supermarket industry. But through it all, answers to the question of how successful the supercenter format will...
MINNEAPOLIS -- With one SuperTarget under its belt, Target Stores here contemplates a major expansion for its supercenters in 1996 and 1997. Target, a division of Dayton Hudson Corp. here, said it plans to open up to 22 supercenters in the next...
SAO PAULO, Brazil -- Wal-Mart Stores' initial expansion into South America has been an early success, according to the company.A Sam's Club the opened here in May -- its first South American store -- is exceeding the Bentonville, Ark.-based...
No one needs to be reminded that the supermarket share of nonfood sales is ebbing away to other channels of trade, largely mass merchandisers.To a great degree, supermarkets are losing nonfood business because of the growing product-price spread...