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Pathmark Readies 40th Anniversary, SuperFresh Conversion  

MONTVALE, N.J. — All 139 Pathmark stores will celebrate the chain’s 40th anniversary this Saturday with special giveaways and discounts, according to A&P here. ...

Construction Begins on Leesburg Wegmans 

LEESBURG, Va. — Wegmans Food Markets has begun construction of a new store here at the The Village of Leesburg shopping center, developers said Tuesday. ...

Wal-Mart May Open Marketsides in California: Report 

BENTONVILLE Ark. — As Wal-Mart Stores prepares to open its first Marketside locations in the Phoenix area, the company is reportedly scouting locations in Southern California as well, the Financial Times of London reported yesterday. ...

SN Announces Sustainability Excellence Award Winners 

NEW YORK — SN has selected Safeway, United Natural Foods and PCC Natural Markets as the winners of its 2008 Sustainability Excellence Awards in the chain, wholesaler and independent categories, respectively. ...

America's Second Harvest Now 'Feeding America' 

CHICAGO — America's Second Harvest, a hunger-relief organization, said on Friday it had changed its name to Feeding America. ...

Traffic, Basket Increases Push Q2 Profit at Dollar General 

GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — Progress on a slate of initiatives to ramp up basket size and customer visits helped Dollar General post a profit and an 11.2% sales increase during the second quarter, the retailer here said last week. ...

Price Chopper Plans LEED-Certified Store 

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — Price Chopper Supermarkets last week said it has broken ground on a new store that would be New York's first LEED-certified supermarket. Buildings certified as LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) by the U.S. Green Building Council adhere to standards for sustainability and environmental impact. ...

Safeway Launches Heath Care Services 

NEW YORK — Safeway has begun launching its new health care services consulting division, the company said at a financial conference here yesterday. ...

Wal-Mart to Discuss Social Responsibility With Suppliers 

NEW YORK — Wal-Mart Stores, Bentonville, Ark., will host a meeting on Oct. 22 in Beijing for approximately 1,000 of its suppliers "to talk about our commitment to socially responsible selling," Lee Scott, president and chief executive officer, said yesterday during a presentation at the Goldman Sachs Global Retailing Conference here. ...

Food, Economy Driving Sales Gains for BJ’s  

NEW YORK — The economic slowdown is continuing to provide a lift to BJ’s Wholesale Club, which on Thursday reported robust sales figures in August and predicted more of the same. ...

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