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Winn-Dixie Launches Multi-Faceted Program
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. has launched a multi-faceted program, Touching Lives for a Better Tomorrow, to raise awareness about the importance of early detection of breast cancer and at the ...
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M&S sales down as shoppers choose cheaper alternatives
In a grim trading update, M&S said like-for-like sales in the UK fell by 6.1% in the last three months, piling more pressure on its beleaguered executive chairman, Sir Stuart Rose.
Giant Eagle, Heinen's Ink Tentative Labor Pact with UFCW
Giant Eagle Inc. and Heinen's Fine Foods have reached a tentative contract deal with the United Food and Commercial Workers union.
Musgrave withdraws bid for Superquinn
BASED wholesale grocery group Musgrave has withdrawn its bid for Superquinn. It is understood that Musgrave was not prepared to meet the valuation being placed on the business by its owners Select Retail ...
Winn-Dixie to renovate Mobile, Baldwin stores
Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. plans to remodel 11 more of its stores in Mobile and Baldwin counties in the next two years, part of the supermarket chain's effort to improve its sales and image.
Whole Foods tries to change its price image without undermining its brand
Whole Foods is facing increased competition from grocers that have expanded their organic offerings, analysts say.
Village Super Market Sees Successful Q4
Village Super Market, Inc. yesterday reported fourth-quarter net income of $6,891,000, a 9 percent increase from the year-ago period, and attributed the gains to improved sales and lower operating expenses as a ...
EEOC aims to keep Kroger suit out of court
MANSFIELD - Resolution without a trial is the goal of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission attorney handling a local man's case against The Kroger Co.
Kroger Commits $3 Million for Breast Cancer Awareness
The Kroger Co., in partnership with its key suppliers, is taking a leadership position for local breast cancer initiatives across the country, to the tune of $3 million in donations to support October National ...
Pink ribbon campaign supports cancer foundation
Event: The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company Inc. family of supermarkets is partnering with General Mills in its Pink Together program, which benefits Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
State Supreme Court rejects Stew Leonard's
Stew Leonard Jr. suffered a big setback Friday when the state Supreme Court ruled against his company and negated the Orange Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Commission's approval of his application to build a ...
Meijer agrees to share parking spaces with state
Meijer has entered into a pilot program with the state that will allow commuters to use designated areas of the Grand Rapids-based retailer's parking lots at six Michigan stores for car pooling.
Whole Foods sued over halting Seattle store construction
Construction has stopped on the Whole Foods Market planned for Seattle's Interbay neighborhood, and the store's would-be landlord is suing the upscale grocery for tens of millions of dollars in damages.
Campbell Increases Support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month
The Kroger Company will carry exclusive pink and white labeled Campbell's Chicken Noodle and Tomato condensed soups in its stores nationwide.
Tahitian Noni International, which makes drinks and beauty and nutritional products from the South Pacific's noni fruit, has abolished 85 jobs in Provo and American Fork.
Safeway offers flu vaccines in stores
Safewaya s Denver Division has announced it is offering flu vaccines in all its Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, South Dakota and New Mexico stores.
Safeway sets up 8th breast cancer drive
Safeway Inc. started its 8th annual drive to raise money for breast cancer research.
SEC Charges Penn Traffic with Accounting Fraud
In a complaint filed in U.S. District Court, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said The Penn Traffic Co.
Janes on Wine: Even a skeptic likes the wine at Whole Foods
The economy might be taking its toll on the wine business in Reno, but there is at least one spot of brightness: Whole Foods.
Waitrose to open smaller stores
Supermarket chain Waitrose has revealed plans to move into the convenience store sector as it battles against slowing sales growth.