Supermarket News

Convenience and Health Go Beyond Products: Panel

Jun 19, 2008

DALLAS — Adding convenience to healthful foods goes beyond the product itself, according to an expert panel speaking at the Healthy Foods International Expo here....

Waldbaums Pharmacists File Labor Charges

Jun 19, 2008

NEW YORK — Waldbaums pharmacists represented by Local 338 of the United Food and Commercial Workers union here on Wednesday said they have filed a claim against A&P with the National Labor Relations Board, charging the retailer with engaging in unfair labor practices during negotiations for a new contract....

Safeway Joins in Smoking Cessation Effort

Jun 18, 2008

PLEASANTON, Calif. — Safeway will ban smoking at its headquarters here July 1 and will make regional offices in the U.S. and Canada smoke-free and tobacco-free by Sept. 1, the company said. ...

Drug Store Investigation Highlights Need for Supermarkets: Union

Jun 18, 2008

NEW YORK — A retail union here said a recent report detailing expired food and medicine in state drug stores further illustrates the need for legislation promoting development of grocery stores in underserved neighborhoods....

Wal-Mart Cuts Cap-Ex Projections Further

Jun 18, 2008

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Wal-Mart Stores here yesterday said it will reduce its capital-expenditure forecast for the current fiscal year to a range of $13 billion to $14 billion, down from the $13.5 billion to $15.2 billion that the retailer projected last October....

B&R to Acquire Kearney, Neb., Independent

Jun 18, 2008

LINCOLN, Neb. — B&R Stores here said yesterday that it has agreed to acquire the Grand Central Apple Market in Kearney, Neb....

CGA Names Government Relations Manager

Jun 18, 2008, By ELLIOT ZWIEBACH

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Grocers Association here said it has named Karla Seijas as manager of government relations....

Self-Service Transactions to Pass $1.7 Trillion by 2012: Study

Jun 18, 2008

FRANKLIN, Tenn. — Transactions at self-service kiosks will surpass $607 billion this year in North America as consumers continue to embrace self-service technology, according to a new research study conducted by the IHL Group here....