Vons Inner-City Unit Is Openeds., Arcadia, Calif., opened an inner-city store here last week as part of its $100 million commitment to build stores in understored urban areas.The 45,000-square-foot conventional supermarket is the first of a...

WESTBURY, N.Y. - Wal-Mart Stores, Bentonville, Ark., has halted the development of a Sam's Club and Wal-Mart store here on Long Island.Company spokesman Trey Baker said construction costs for the combination site were "just too high, so we...