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Retail Financial Archive
A&P Pummeled on Soft Earnings
MONTVALE, N.J. — A&P here saw its stock fall by more than 25% Friday after reporting quarterly earnings and margin performance that fell short of market expectations despite strong sales figures. ...
Delhaize Trims Sales, Earnings Outlook
BRUSSELS — Shares of Delhaize here plunged 8.6% in European trading on Friday after the company said its sales and profit growth would be weaker than expected this year. ...
Safeway Stock Stumbles on Soft 2Q Sales
PLEASANTON, Calif. — Safeway stock plummeted by more than 10% yesterday after the retailer here said quarterly sales were down — and likely to stay down while the retailer adjusts pricing to better compete during the current economic downturn....
Retail Sales Slide at Nash Finch
MINNEAPOLIS — Nash Finch here yesterday posted negative comparable-store sales and a decline in retail EBITDA for the second quarter....
Higher Gas Prices Fuel Changes in Shopping Behavior
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — U.S. consumers are compensating for rising gas prices by reducing their spending (63%), combining shopping trips (78%), eating out less (52%) and staying home more often (51%), according to Nielsen Co. research....
High Costs, Slowing Sales Force SimonDelivers to Shut Down
MINNEAPOLIS — SimonDelivers, the Internet grocer here that survived the dot-com bust, succumbed this week to rising gasoline costs and changing consumer habits in a weakening economy. ...
House Committee Passes Interchange-Fee Bill
WASHINGTON — The House Judiciary Committee yesterday approved the Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008, a bill that would require merchants and credit card companies to negotiate transaction fees....
Winco Sr. VP Strausborger to Retire
BOISE, Idaho — WinCo Foods here said yesterday that David Strausborger, senior vice president of procurement and office administrator for its Woodburn, Ore., distribution center, will retire from the company after a 37-year career at the discount retailer, effective Aug. 9....
Harper Named to Management Role at NGA
ARLINGTON, Va. — The National Grocers Association here has appointed Jessica Harper as its manager of industry and associate member relations....
Jewel Planning ‘Urban Fresh’ Small-Format Store
MELROSE PARK, Ill. — Jewel-Osco here said Tuesday that it would open a 16,000-square-foot store in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood under the “Urban Fresh, by Jewel” banner this fall, joining a wave of food retailers testing new smaller formats....
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