Supermarket News

Cub Store Gets $86,000 From Utility for Cooler Upgrade

Feb 21, 2008

EAGAN, Minn. — Design Services Group (DSG), a subsidiary of Minneapolis-based Supervalu that designs and equips food stores, announced that an energy-efficient refrigeration upgrade at Supervalu’s Cub Foods store here has garnered an $86,000 grant from local utility Dakota Electric. ...

Fresh & Easy Not Achieving Sales Goals: Consultant

Feb 21, 2008, By ELLIOT ZWIEBACH

BOCA RATON, Fla. — Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Markets have not yet come close to achieving the sales levels Tesco officials were originally hoping for, according to an industry consultant here. ...

Humane Society Chose Hallmark/Westland Packing Plant at Random

Feb 20, 2008

WASHINGTON — The Humane Society of the United States, in a press conference here yesterday with Reps. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., and George Miller, D-Calif., claimed that the Hallmark/Westland Packing Plant was chosen at random for their recent undercover investigation, which obtained video footage that has led to the recall of 143 million pounds of beef — the largest beef recall in U.S. history....

Wal-Mart Sees Less Inflation ‘Pass-Along’

Feb 20, 2008

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Wal-Mart Stores here yesterday said it believes it is raising its retail grocery prices less than its competitors to cope with inflation....

Loblaw to Offer Employee Discount, Step Up Background Checks

Feb 20, 2008

TORONTO — In a move designed to improve morale and reduce turnover, employees at stores operated by Loblaw here will be eligible for a 10% discount on purchases beginning this quarter, Dalton Phillips, chief operating officer for Loblaw, said during the retailer’s annual investor conference Tuesday....