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Retail Orphan Initiative Joins Ticket Exchange
Aug 31, 2010, Supermarket News, By SN STAFF
FRANKLIN, Tenn. — RetailROI, the Retail Orphan Initiative, Tuesday announced that it has joinedTix4Cause.com, a ticket exchange website that allows ticketholders to donate their unwanted tickets, with proceeds from the sale of the tickets going to charity.

Retailers Temper Outlooks
Aug 30, 2010, Supermarket News, By JON SPRINGER
The recession may be over but so too is the post-recession rebound. Financial results from several food retailers in the most recent earnings period illustrated a bleaker economic environment than many expected as the modest recovery exhibited in first-quarter results proved to be short-lived. Most food retailers found themselves in tight price competition that cut into profits as shoppers continued

The Week in Stocks
Aug 30, 2010, Supermarket News
FOR 24 NORTH AMERICAN FOOD RETAILERS TRACKED BY SN, AT THE CLOSE WEDNESDAY, AUG. 25, 2010 MARKET SUMMARY gainers 8 decliners 16 unchanged 0 MOST ACTIVE BY VOLUME Wal-Mart 56,843,348 Target 28,227,952 Safeway 20,782,754 AS PERCENTAGE OF SHARES OUTSTANDING Safeway 5.45% BJ's Wholesale Club 4.72% A&P 4.65% Metro +3.83% Costco Cos. +2.50% North West Co. +2.38% Supervalu -6.20% Winn-Dixie -5.08% Ahold

High Spirits | Small-batch vodka, single-malt scotch and other premium spirits elevate the perception of private-label spirits
Aug 30, 2010, Supermarket News, By CAROL ANGRISANI
A wholesale club store may not be the first place that comes to mind when buying an ultra-premium French vodka. But that's what many spirit drinkers are doing since January, when Sam's Club launched Rue 33, a vodka imported from the Cognac region of France. The brand is exceeding the Wal-Mart division's sales expectations, spokeswoman Susan Koehler told SN. The vodka is sold exclusively at Sam's Club

Chains Face Antitrust Suit
Aug 30, 2010, Supermarket News, By ELLIOT ZWIEBACH
SAN FRANCISCO Three major Southern California chains that signed a mutual strike assistance agreement in 2003 must face an antitrust lawsuit by the state of California, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit here has ruled. That decision overturned a lower court ruling in 2004. The three chains are Ralphs, a division of Kroger Co., Cincinnati; Vons, a division of Safeway, Pleasanton, Calif.;

Private Label: Value Vintages
Aug 30, 2010, Supermarket News, By CAROL ANGRISANI
ALONG WITH MAKING A STATEMENT in the spirits category, private label is getting more attention in the wine department. One of the latest trends is growing retailer interest in or bargain-priced premium wine. The segment gained popularity in 2002 when Trader Joe's launched its private-label Charles Shaw wine. Since it sells for $1.99 at many locations, it earned the moniker Two-Buck Chuck. Now, other

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