INGLEWOOD, Calif. — First Lady Michelle Obama spoke here Wednesday — at the future site of a Northgate Gonzalez Market — as part of her effort to bring healthy foods to food deserts in low-income communities....More

MODESTO, Calif. — Save Mart Supermarkets here said Wednesday it partnered with several other companies to present 10 mobile "fun centers" for use by sick children at four Central California hospitals....More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Winn-Dixie Stores here said Bennett Nussbaum, currently chief financial officer, will leave that position and become integration lead following the completion of the company's acquisition by Bi-Lo....More

MINNEAPOLIS — Supervalu’s Albertsons division participated in its first Groupon promotion, according to the company that managed the event....More

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Wal-Mart Stores has committed to offering Redbox movie and game DVD kiosks at more than 3,700 locations nationwide until January 2015, extending its more than five-year relationship with Redbox Automated Retail, Oakbrook, Terrace, Ill., a wholly owned subsidiary of Coinstar....More

ORLANDO, Fla. — Safeway is recognizing “a little bit of a re-emergence of optimism among shoppers” as some come back to pre-recession behavior, Michael Minasi, the retailer’s president of marketing, said during a panel discussion at the FMI Midwinter Executive Conference here....More

BERWYN, Pa. — An unusually warm and snow-free month of January favored retailers offering variety and convenience — and likely was a mixed blessing for supermarkets....More

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Longtime Wegmans Food Markets columnist Mary Ellen Burris, who began writing a weekly column for the chain’s weekly flier 39 years ago, is transitioning to a weekly blog....More

ORLANDO, Fla. — The food industry can grab opportunities in social media if it overcomes myths and better understands the landscape, said Cathy Green Burns, president, Food Lion, Harvey’s and Reid’s, at the FMI Midwinter Executive Conference here....More