Supermarket News

Nielsen: Many Willing to Sacrifice Packaging for Environment

Mar 3, 2008

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — The majority of Americans would give up all forms of packaging provided for convenience purposes if it would benefit the environment, according to new research from The Nielsen Co. here. ...

Stop & Shop/Giant Extends EDLP Program to Salad Dressings, Oils

Mar 3, 2008

QUINCY, Mass. — Stop & Shop and Giant Food stores have cut prices on salad dressings, cooking oils and condiments as part of their transformation to Ahold’s “Low Prices Every Day,” program. ...

Publix ‘Well-Prepared’ for Outage

Mar 3, 2008

LAKELAND, Fla. — Publix Super Markets here was “well-prepared” for the massive power outage that left millions of people in Florida in the dark briefly last week, a spokeswoman for the chain told SN....

Neighborhood Co-Ops Approach $1 Billion in ’07 Sales

Mar 3, 2008

Nash Finch Sees More Buying Opportunities

Feb 29, 2008

MINNEAPOLIS — Nash Finch here foresees more opportunities to acquire other businesses, especially in the distribution space, although no such deals are “under way or imminent,” Alec Covington, president and chief executive officer, said in a conference call yesterday discussing fourth-quarter results....

NRF Launches Meetings With Law Enforcement Agencies

Feb 29, 2008

WASHINGTON — The National Retail Federation here announced yesterday that its Loss Prevention Council has begun a series of NRF Investigator’s Network meetings designed to connect retailers’ loss prevention executives with their local law enforcement agencies....

Giant Readies Largest Store Opening

Feb 29, 2008

WILLOW GROVE, Pa. — Giant of Carlisle is scheduled to open a 97,300-square-foot superstore here next week — the largest in the chain and the first Super Giant in the greater Philadelphia region....

FTC Chairwoman to Join P&G

Feb 29, 2008

WASHINGTON — The chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission, fresh off a failed legal battle to prevent the merger of Whole Foods and Wild Oats, will resign next month to join Procter & Gamble, the FTC and P&G said yesterday....

HSUS Initiative Lands on California’s 2008 Presidential Election Ballot

Feb 29, 2008

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Humane Society of the United States yesterday announced that almost 800,000 petition signatures have been collected in its effort to place a “Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act” on California’s 2008 presidential election ballot, exceeding the number of required signatures by 82%....