Lidl details site plans for U.S. expansion
As part of an effort to acquire sites for its U.S. store expansion, Lidl has launched a new website detailing its preferred site criteria, and guidelines for potential suppliers.
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Food fight developing in N.C.'s Triangle
Fast-growing incomes and a fast-growing population are attracting the best efforts of some of the country’s best food retailers in and around North Carolina’s Research Triangle — a playing field observers say will soon be the most competitive in the U.S. — if it’s not already.
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Albertsons, Haggen reach litigation settlement
Albertsons said it will pay $5.75 million to Haggen to settle a lawsuit the Pacific Northwest chain filed against it last fall.
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U.S. turnaround key to Delhaize pursuit of Ahold deal
Delhaize Group declined to engage in merger discussions with its international rival Ahold in 2013, but reignited talks last spring following the turnaround of its U.S. business.
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Retailers need to stay focused on choice: Ahold’s McCann
Food retailers need to concentrate on what really benefits their customers in the face of accelerating debates about product and ingredient transparency, said James McCann, chief operating officer, Ahold USA.
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Acosta names new COO
Acosta Sales & Marketing Co. announced that Tom Corley has joined the company as COO.
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Albertsons ID sales up in all segments
Sales at the Albertsons stores formerly operated by Supervalu continued to show strong improvements during the chain’s third quarter ended Dec. 5, with identical-store sales up 9.9%, following jumps of 9.7% in the second quarter and 9.5% in the first.
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Wegmans kicks off 100-year celebration
Wegmans Food Markets said it plans to unveil plaques with a portrait of Robert B. Wegman near the entrances of its 88 stores on Saturday to kick off its 100-year anniversary celebration.
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Gallery: 'Disneyland of Dairy' debuts on Long Island
Family-owned and operated Stew Leonard’s, nicknamed the Disneyland of Dairy Stores, opened its first Long Island location in a 60,000-square-foot space in Farmingdale, N.Y.
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FMI Midwinter concludes with lens on future
Speakers at the FMI Midwinter Executive Conference in Miami wrapped up the event by taking stands on where trends are headed, from consumer shifts to digital directions.
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