Cathy Zavodni

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah Harmon's Grocery Stores here will open its first urban store in a recently announced mixed development plan to revitalize downtown Salt Lake City. The family-owned retailer will build a 55,000...

SALT LAKE CITY (FNS) - Floral vendors have a better chance of growing if they know what goals a retailer has, what competition they face in their market and then introducing them to products that satisfy an unmet need...

SALT LAKE CITY (FNS) - Associated Food Stores will be "open to any opportunities that may arise" in the wake of Albertsons' recent breakup, Rich Parkinson, president and chief executive officer, AFS, told SN at the co...

SALT LAKE CITY (FNS) - Rising fuel costs are causing further upheaval in floral transportation, a business already plagued by driver shortages, increasing non-union labor costs and unpredictable delays in receiving...

SALT LAKE CITY (FNS) -- Opportunities to not only survive, but to thrive, lie in retail execution that reflects localized geographic/demographic market segments, said Rich Parkinson, president, Associated Food Stores...

SALT LAKE CITY (FNS) -- Being prepared for what turned out to be a "window of opportunity" from the closing of Fleming's Salt Lake City division last summer helped Associated Food Stores here achieve a 17% gain in...

WEST JORDAN, Utah -- Sears is adding food to its "good life" product offering of traditional home products and services with the debut of its first off-mall Sears Grand store here, scheduled to officially open on Oct...

SALT LAKE CITY (FNS) -- The key to independents to avoiding a "life threatening" blow by mass merchandisers and supercenters is "to try to emulate their strengths + and then gird our loins and compete," said Jack...