LOS ANGELES — The City Council here passed an ordinance Friday that will impose a moratorium on opening retail stores larger than 20,000 square feet in the Chinatown section of downtown Los Angeles....More

AUSTIN, Texas — In the midst of media attention for major restaurants requiring pork suppliers to eliminate gestation crates, Whole Foods Market doesn’t want consumers to forget that its suppliers have been gestation-crate-free since 2003....More

NEW YORK – Whole Foods Market, Kroger and Publix Super Markets were named the “world’s most admired companies” in the Food and Drug Stores category by Fortune Magazine....More

NEWARK, Del. — The produce businesses and associations facilitating the Produce Traceability Initiative have begun conducting an online survey to assess the extent of the industry’s adoption of PTI milestones....More

NEW YORK — Moody’s Investors Service changed its outlook on Ingles Markets from negative to stable and affirmed its Ba3 corporate credit rating, saying the Asheville, N.C.-based retailer can grow sales and reduce costs this year....More

An Albertsons store in Las Vegas is leasing space to a Goodwill store as a test....More

Wal-Mart has agreed to pay fines related to pricing errors in California....More