Retail Financial Archive

Ahold Changes Ad Tactics on VIP 

AMSTERDAM — Ahold here said Friday it has changed the advertising approach in its Stop & Shop/Giant-Landover segment to compare-and-save rather than simply contrasting new, lowered prices with older, higher ones. ...

Winn-Dixie Reopens Store Destroyed by Storm 

AMERICUS, Ga. — Winn-Dixie yesterday reopened a store here that was destroyed by a tornado last year, implementing the chain's new design elements and product offerings. ...

Wal-Mart Sees Sales Bump From Tax Checks 

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Wal-Mart Stores here yesterday said it believes it is seeing a sales boost from the economic stimulus checks that taxpayers recently began receiving. ...

Roche Co-Owner Leaves Company 

WELLESLEY HILLS, Mass. — Roche Bros. here said yesterday that Jay Roche, vice chairman and co-owner of the 18-store chain, has decided to leave the company to pursue other interests. ...

RILA Calls for Retail Crime Legislation 

ARLINGTON, Va. — The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) here pointed to the takedown of a nationally organized retail crime (ORC) ring in San Jose, Calif., as evidence of the need for federal legislation to combat the growing problem of ORC....

Senate Introduces Credit Card Bill 

WASHINGTON — Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., yesterday introduced the Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008, a companion bill to legislation that was introduced in the House in March that calls for credit card companies and merchants to negotiate transaction fees....

UFCW Takes Tesco Campaign to Britain 

WESTMINSTER, England — The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union is seeking to convince the parent company of Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Markets to meet with labor representatives in the U.S. by launching a campaign here....

‘Cautious’ Consumer Pressures Village Sales 

SPRINGFIELD, N.J. — Village Super Market here said yesterday that its customers appear to be trading down because of economic pressures, restraining same-store sales growth at the 25-unit ShopRite operator....

Trader Joe’s, Target Lauded for Business Ethics 

NEW YORK — Retailers Trader Joe’s and Target, along with several packaged goods and food companies, were named to a list of the world’s “Most Ethical Companies” by the Ethisphere Institute here....

Economist: Food Inflation Could Subside 

NEW YORK — Rapid food cost inflation could subside shortly, but high energy prices will continue to challenge consumers and retailers, Steve Wieting, an economist for Citibank, said in a conference call Tuesday. ...

Previous | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 100 | 101 | 102 | 103 | 104 | 105 | 106 | 107 | 108 | 109 | 110 | 111 | 112 | 113 | 114 | 115 | 116 | 117 | 118 | 119 | 120 | 121 | 122 | 123 | 124 | 125 | 126 | 127 | 128 | 129 | 130 | 131 | 132 | 133 | 134 | 135 | 136 | 137 | 138 | 139 | 140 | 141 | 142 | 143 | 144 | 145 | 146 | 147 | 148 | 149 | 150 | 151 | 152 | 153 | 154 | 155 | 156 | 157 | 158 | 159 | 160 | 161 | 162 | 163 | 164 | 165 | 166 | 167 | 168 | 169 | 170 | 171 | 172 | 173 | Next

Articles by Market
Retail/Financial
Executive Changes
Grocery/Center Store/
Brands
Health & Wellness
In-Store Bakery/Deli/Meals
Logistics
Marketing
Meat/Seafood/Dairy
Nonfoods/Pharmacy/HBC
Produce/Floral
Specialty/Ethnic
Technology
Key Issues
Food Safety/Recalls
Legislation/Regulations
Sustainability/Green
Resources
Profiles & Rankings
Webinars
White Papers/Studies
Whole Health Blog

Back to Top

Subscribe to SN

Latest Cover

IRI Fast Trends

Not much remains the same in the food-distribution industry, whether it's the marketing of supermarket departments, the advent of new formats or rapidly changing consumer preferences. See what's changing now in the latest IRI Time and Trends report.

SN Daily Update

newsletter image

The food trade’s leading daily news service. Register Here

Upcoming Events

Natural Products Expo East,
Oct. 15-18, 2008,
Natural Products Expo East, Boston Convention and Exposition Center; 303.939.8440.

PMA Fresh Summit,
Oct. 24-27, 2008,
Produce Marketing Association,
Orange County Convention Center,
Orlando, Fla.; 302.738.7100.

View All Upcoming Events

Jobs/Classifieds

View All Classifieds

Premium Content

Tesco

Tesco: F&E Results ‘Encouraging’

The first reported financial results of the fledgling Fresh & Easy chain revealed heavy losses and modest but improving sales, officials of parent company Tesco here said last week.

Supermarket News Secret's Out

Sign of the Times

Let's say Wal-Mart Stores wants to sell more carbonated soft drinks.

 

Supermarket News Sharper Image

Fresh Insights

The produce industry is once again gearing up for the Produce Marketing Association's annual Fresh Summit International Convention & Exposition, which will be held this year Oct. 24-27

 

Supermarket News Show Stoppers

Hot Item

As the fastest-growing demographic group in the United States, Hispanic shoppers have had the attention of food retailers for years now.

Supermarket News 
Green Pledge

Green Pledge

Driven by the need to cut energy costs, as well as by a desire to improve the environment, many food retailers have embraced a wide assortment of “green” strategies in recent years.