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Packaged Facts: Specialty Retailers Post Greatest Store-Brand Growth
Aug 16, 2010, Supermarket News, By SN STAFF
NEW YORK — Specialty food retailers like Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods Market have seen greater growth in store-brand sales between 2005 and 2009 than traditional supermarkets, according to a report by Packaged Facts.

Few Buyers Seen for Tops Stores
Aug 16, 2010, Supermarket News - Subscribers Only, By MARK HAMSTRA
WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. — The Federal Trade Commission has ordered Tops Friendly Markets here to sell seven acquired locations to settle antitrust concerns, but some industry observers said few buyers are likely to emerge amid the glut of retail space in the flagging economy.

Products Should Anticipate Future Trends
Aug 09, 2010, Supermarket News - Subscribers Only, By CAROL ANGRISANI
NEW YORK When launching new products, consumer goods manufacturers should not only tap into today's trends, but also predict future ones, food analyst Phil Lempert said during a webinar SN hosted last week. Just when we think we have something on target, the world changes, said Lempert, a contributing editor to SN. Consumer needs continually change and evolve. Lempert was the keynote speaker in the

Obituary: Theo Albrecht
Aug 02, 2010, Supermarket News - Subscribers Only
ESSEN, Germany Services were held here last week for Theo Albrecht, one of the two reclusive scions of the Aldi grocery chain, according to reports. He was 88. Albrecht, who also owned Trader Joe's, was a partner in the global Aldi grocery-chain empire with his brother, Karl. Both lived in near-isolation, which some reports attributed to Theo Albrecht's kidnapping in 1971. The two brothers launched

Welcome to Kroger Country | How Kroger dominates the Lexington and Louisville markets
Aug 02, 2010, Supermarket News, By JON SPRINGER
If Kroger Co. had its way, all of its markets would resemble its position in the Kentucky cities of Louisville and Lexington. Here, the Cincinnati-based retailer has forged a dominant position that has driven away not only chain competitors but many independents as well. It's the kind of hometown dominance enjoyed by Publix Super Markets in parts of Florida, by Stop & Shop in some New England communities

Year-Round Farmers' Market, Grocery to Launch
Aug 02, 2010, Supermarket News - Subscribers Only, By ROSEANNE HARPER
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. A year-round farmers' market is how local resident Steve Salt sees his new venture The Downtown Grocery Store that he'll open later this month. For nearly a quarter century, Salt, who owns a nearby 146-acre farm, has marketed his vegetables at farmers' markets in the surrounding area, including Kirkville's weekly one in summer. He also has been running community supported agriculture

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