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“I definitely think it's a trend”

The problem: providing a full-service supermarket on a postage-stamp lot. The solution, at least for Lakeland-based Publix Super Markets: an unorthodox store design rising in the Gulf beach community of ... via Tampa Bay Online

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“My fervent hope is that the price signals that are being sent by this demand will hopefully spur on the agricultural sector to look at diverting more arable land towards the production of food in the future”

Woolworths Ltd, Australia's biggest grocer, says price inflation for fresh foods is easing in its supermarkets. via The Age

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Whole Foods dropped 14% yesterday on lousy same-store sales results . The stock hit a four-year low. via CrossingWallStreet.com

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The chief executive of the company that owns Colorado's King Soopers and City Market grocery chains got a 22% boost in compensation as profits and sales rose in 2007. via KJCT

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Kroger will expand its generic drug program at its pharmacies - meaning you could save money on prescriptions on your next trip. via WHNT-TV Huntsville

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A Midwest grocery cooperative is getting more than a million dollars from the state to build a new distribution center in Kenosha and train new workers. via WKOW

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“They haven't been worried about the rent in previous years.”

Last Update: 5/13 9:07 pm Senior citizens would be among those impacted by the closing of the neighborhood's only grocery store. via WCPO

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“Whatever the best manufacturers and the lowest cost retailers can do”

- For George Weston Ltd. (TSX:WN), the worst part of its multiyear restructuring plan at Loblaw (TSX:L) is over and consumers can now look forward to improved service, chairman W. Galen Weston told the company's 80th annual meeting Tuesday.

"Over the last 12 months, customers have generally not seen the best of what we can do for them as a result of our challenging restructuring," Weston said, referring to Canada's largest grocery retailer. "The worst of this is now behind of us."

Loblaw's first-quarter earnings, announced April 30, amounted to $62 million or 23 cents per share, up from $54 million or 20 cents in the first quarter last year as sales increased to $6.5 billion from $6.35 billion in the year-ago period. Read more

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Whole Foods Market Inc. , the largest U.S. natural-foods grocer, said profit fell in the second quarter on expenses related to its acquisition of Wild Oats Markets Inc. via Bloomberg Business News

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“Wal-Mart is the driver behind this sort of discounting”

Kroger will become the latest retailer to expand its generic drug discount program and increase the number of women's health medications offered at a discounted price. via The Tennessean

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“Making it easier for them at the pharmacy is one way we hope to do that.”

Facing growing competition from discounter Wal-Mart, Cincinnati-based Kroger Co. via The Cincinnati Enquirer

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Durable goods are just that: hard goods; they don't wear out quickly and can be used over and over again for at least several years. via Fox News

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“We designed the bouquet a year ago with a price point that would offer good value and be affordable for a wide range of consumers”

Kroger is one of many stores and restaurants with Mother's Day offers. Some moms may not get both chocolates and a bouquet for Mother's Day this year as consumers watch their spending. via Cleveland.com

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PLEASANTON, Calif. - Just in time for Mother ' s Day, Safeway Inc. announced today the launch of mom to mom , a new line of baby products developed with the input and guidance of real moms based on what they ... via Earth Times

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Sheryl Crow with special guest Jason Mraz Sunday, May 25, 2008 8:00PM Purchase Tickets SPECIAL MOTHER'S DAY 4-PACK FOR $99 What do you get the mom who has everything - how about the gift of music and a girls' ... via WXIX-TV Cincinnati

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Trader Joe's announced Thursday that it will stop carrying eggs from a central California farm where an animal rights group shot undercover video showing chickens being mistreated by workers. via KCRA.com

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Windstream Corporation sells landline phone service in rural areas, but the company told shareholders Thursday that its offering of broadband Internet and digital television service continues to be the key to ... via KATV Little Rock

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“Grocery bills represent a significant expenditure for the average American family”

Kroger Stores announce program to give customers free groceries By Jeanie Casison Kroger Stores has announced a new program where customers can receive free groceries by exchanging their tax refund or economic ... via Potentials

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By MARIA HALKIAS / The Dallas Morning News mhalkias@dallasnews.com Beginning Wednesday, Minyard Food Stores Inc. via Quick

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“If you have your check direct deposited, just bring proof of the deposit and receive your $10 coupon”

About 130 million consumers are expected to received their federal economic stimulus checks within the next few weeks, and more businesses continue to introduce incentive programs to compete for your rebate ... via MiddletownJournal

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“Save-A-Lot is well positioned and we expect another solid year on Save-A-Lot this year”

Food prices have climbed so much in recent months that Veronica Martin no longer buys her favorite Entenmann's crumb cake. via Lansing State Journal

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An Oakley man has been charged with assault after Cincinnati Police say he struck three people with a shopping cart inside a Kroger store. via Cincypost.Com

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Food producer and Loblaw parent George Weston Ltd. reported Tuesday a first-quarter profit of $131 million, up 26 per cent from a year-earlier $104 million on price increases and cost reductions. via CBC News

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The owners of the "Grocery Outlet" on Broadway In Santa Maria decided to sell nachos over the weekend for a dollar a-piece to raise money for the Food Bank of Santa Barbara County . via MyFOX11

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OWNING UP: Meijer Inc., the Midwestern retail chain, acknowledges it probably broke Michigan law by contributing to two local election campaigns aimed at winning approval for a superstore in Grand Traverse ... via Chicago Tribune

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“We tied it to the economic stimulus, but it was just a good time to launch because we knew consumers would have a little extra money and we can help them stretch their grocery dollars”

The Kroger Co. is casting its net wider in the battle among retailers to lure extra dollars from shoppers during the U.S. economic stimulus effort. via MLive.com

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A prosecutor has appealed a judge's ruling that he has no authority to investigate whether Meijer acted illegally by trying to unseat Acme Township officials in a fight over a proposed store development. via WXMI-TV Grand Rapids

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These gains don't cause pain. A capital gain is the amount of money you pocket by selling one of your investments for more than you paid for it. via Fox News

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Published: Sunday, May 4, 2008 at 8:42 p.m. Last Modified: Sunday, May 4, 2008 at 8:42 p.m. Harris Teeter stores removed two types of salads from its prepared foods sections on Friday after a supplier warned ... via StarNewsOnline.com

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The Go Green movement is very popular and now you have the chance to become environmentally conscious at the grocery store. via WHIZ-TV Zanesville

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“In this tough economy, we know that our customers are focused on how to make their money work harder for them”

As the Internal Revenue Service began depositing economic-stimulus checks into bank accounts this week, several area retailers were a step ahead with sales and promotional offers already in place to entice ... via The News and Tribune

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Please follow the directions for getting double your money back if you happen to have one of them in your fridge. via News Observer

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Tokyo : Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd said Wednesday that Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp, a fully-owned subsidiary in charge of its newly launched passenger jet business, will issue new shares worth 67 billion yen ... via Domain-B

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You're at a fruit market. But, instead of just being able to buy apples at this fruit market, you can also sell fruit. via Fox News

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Reported by: Associated Press Last Update: 4:10 pm The Bashas' grocery store chain has laid off about 100 workers at its administrative offices on Friday, citing rising costs, a slowing economy and the need to ... via KNXV

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“I think if you're a retailer and you're not trying to entice the consumer, you might as well go back to bed.”

Retailers from Safeway to RadioShack Corp. are offering special discounts to lure consumers in and persuade them to spend some or all of their economic stimulus checks, the first wave of which were deposited ... via San Diego Union-Tribune

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“This expansion is an example of, we don't just go out looking for new businesses to come here”

ZANESVILLE - After more than 60 years in operation, Mattingly Foods remains a company on the move, as evidenced by its third major expansion in 10 years. via ZanesvilleTimesRecorder.com

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You're at a fruit market. But, instead of just being able to buy apples at this fruit market, you can also sell fruit. via Fox News

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“Consumers have been hibernating, these promotions help the retailer wake them up”

More... By Joe Giessler Wednesday, April 30, 2008 Stimulus checks are starting to arrive and businesses are offering incentives and adding merchandise to entice customers to spend the extra cash in their ... via Dayton Daily News

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“We've had our bumps in the road and the last few years have been tough, but I think this ribbon cutting today shows we're going to grow this company to its fullest potential”

From its roots as a fish market Mattingly Foods has grown to an operation that now travels more than 6 million miles a year into 17 states. via Whiznews.com

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“Guinness World Records is pleased to be a part of this exciting day”

The successful record achievement was attempted at hundreds of the Company's stores in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. and was a first-ever attempt. via Earth Times

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