Supermarket News
Rishton: Ahold ‘Vigilant’ on Prices in Fiscal ’08
AMSTERDAM — Ahold will remain “vigilant about the changing economic environment and rising food prices,” in fiscal 2008, John Rishton, chief executive officer of Ahold, told shareholders at the retailer’s annual meeting Wednesday....
Judges Weigh FTC Argument vs. Whole Foods
WASHINGTON — At least one of the three judges listening to oral arguments here yesterday about whether or not a lower court erred in allowing Whole Foods to acquire Wild Oats appeared sympathetic to the Federal Trade Commission’s case against the deal, according to a report yesterday....
Acme Opens Environmentally Friendly Store
MALVERN, Pa. — Acme Markets here, a division of Supervalu, announced the opening tomorrow of what it called the “first environmentally friendly supermarket in the Philadelphia area.”...
Generics Reduce Prescription Copays: Report
ST. LOUIS — Last year marked the first time in at least five years that consumers paid less, on average, for prescription drug copays, according to the 2007 Drug Trend Report released by pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts, here. ...
Giant Eagle Cross-Promotes DVDs With Fuel Rewards
PITTSBURGH — In a promotion that ends today, Giant Eagle went after multiple DVD sales by tying in the sale of specific titles to its popular fuel reward program....
About Half of Retailers Offer Frequent Shopper Program: FMI
ARLINGTON, Va. — A new study from the Food Marketing Institute here found that 48.8% of surveyed retailers have a frequent shopper program and 90% of their customers participate in it. ...
Fresh Market Hires Goldman Sachs to Explore Sale
GREENSBORO, N.C. — After 25 years as a closely held family company, The Fresh Market has retained Goldman Sachs to explore outside investment opportunities. ...
New CGA Head Seeks More Grassroots Influence
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Grocers Association hopes to get its retail and supplier members more involved with their legislators at the grassroots level, according to Ronald Fong, the group's new president and chief executive officer. ...
Hannaford Bros. Invests ‘Millions’ to Upgrade Security
SCARBOROUGH, Maine — Hannaford Bros. here said yesterday that it was investing “millions” of dollars in upgraded security in the wake of the data breach that exposed 4.2 million credit- and debit-card numbers to potential theft. ...
NYC Union Launches Supermarket Advocacy Campaign
NEW YORK — The United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1500 on Tuesday applauded a recent study by the city’s planning commission showing detrimental public health and economic effects of a lack of supermarkets in certain city neighborhoods and unveiled a 14-point statement of policy suggestions designed to assist communities gain greater access to food stores. ...
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