Supermarket News

Michael Harrison

Articles by Michael Harrison

FLEMING COS. REALIGNS TO REDUCE OVERHEAD

MICHAEL HARRISON OKLAHOMA CITY -- Fleming Cos. here is streamlining its wholesale and retail operations in a move the company said last week it needs

C-STORE SUES WOODMAN'S ON GAS PRICE

JANESVILLE, Wis. -- If supermarkets with fueling stations have to follow state-set price guidelines for gasoline, will the same restrictions one day be

H-E-B PLANS UNIT OPENINGS IN FORT WORTH, DALLAS AREA

SAN ANTONIO -- H.E. Butt Grocery Co. here is heading north, the company said last week.The supermarket chain plans to open up to 10 stores in the Dallas/Fort

FOODTOWN IN WHOLESALE ACCORD WITH WHITE ROSE

CARTERET, N.J. -- The 50-store Foodtown co-op, once Twin County's biggest customer, is beginning the new year with a new wholesaler -- White Rose Foods

COSTCO TO STRESS UNIT OPENINGS, MEMBERSHIP PLAN

ISSAQUAH, Wash. -- Opening a net of 20 to 22 warehouses, completing a remodeling and retrofitting program and building on a new Executive Membership program

EAGLE FINDS CAPITAL PROJECTS PAY OFF

MILAN, Ill. -- A major investment in capital projects has already begun to pay off for Eagle Food Centers here, the company said last week.The company

COMMUNITY PRIDE TO ADD PLUS FORMAT UNITS

RICHMOND, Va. -- Community Pride Food Stores here is getting ready to roll out two more refurbished units in the company's feature-laden Plus format.When

MERGERS, MORALE AND MORE CHANNELS

The countdown to the end of the 20th century is under way and supermarket executives have been busy preparing for the dawn of a new millennium.In discussing

CONTACTS AND CONFERENCES

FALLS CHURCH, Va. -- If Food Distributors International here broadcast its 1999 agenda on television, it accurately could be billed as "All Business,

LAWSUIT SEEKS TO HALT WESTERN BEEF PLAN

WILMINGTON, Del. -- A class action lawsuit filed here seeks to halt a plan by the Queens, N.Y. supermarket chain Western Beef to purchase the remaining

SUPERMARKETS ARE BIG ON TOP 100 CO-OP LIST

WASHINGTON -- Supermarket cooperatives figure prominently in an annual Top 100 list released by the National Cooperative Bank here.The rankings are based

VALU FOOD FILES CHAPTER 11, GETS LOAN

BALTIMORE -- Valu Food here said it has filed for Chapter 11 reorganization. The regional chain also secured $2 million in financing from its primary

A&P SHUFFLES ITS SUPER FRESH GROUP

MONTVALE, N.J. -- A&P here has reorganized its Super Fresh group of stores by merging its Philadelphia Super Fresh and Mid-Atlantic groups, the company

FEDS CLIP ALLEGED COUPON SCAM

BALTIMORE, Md. -- Federal prosecutors here charged a former supermarket operator with running an alleged coupon scam they claim netted him $2.5 million

FLEXIBLE FORMATS

Supermarkets are facing complex challenges in the real-estate realm, spurred on by consolidation and the steady growth of other retail channels.The issues