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Gift Card Sales May Slow With Holiday Spending, NRF Says 

WASHINGTON — The National Retail Foundation on Tuesday said it was expecting the slowest holiday retail sales season since 2002 and said that gift cards could be among the items under pressure. ...

UFCW Council Honors A&P’s Haub  

MONTVALE, N.J. — A council of union leaders this week lauded Christian Haub, executive chairman of A&P, for his leadership efforts in creating a “seamless” integration between A&P and Pathmark. ...

Superior, Price Chopper Win HR Awards 

ARLINGTON, Va. — Superior Grocers of Santa Fe Springs, Calif., and Price Chopper Supermarkets of Schenectady, N.Y., won the Food Marketing Institute Maximizing People Potential Awards (Maxx) at the FMI Human Resources/Training and Development Conference last week. ...

Brown to Retire From FMI; Tully Resigns 

ARLINGTON, Va. — Karen Brown, a longtime executive with Food Marketing Institute here, is planning to retire from her post as senior vice president, effective Jan. 1, 2009, she told SN yesterday. ...

IGA Enters Mexico With Two Stores 

CHICAGO — IGA Global here said the IGA banner has been unveiled for the first time ever in Mexico on two stores supplied by Unified Grocers, Los Angeles....

Supermarket Stocks Slide in Uneasy Market 

NEW YORK — As investors digested more news of potential federal intervention in the credit crisis and the end of the investment banking era, supermarket stocks fell along with the broader markets Monday....

Harris Teeter Launches Triple Coupon Promotion 

MATTHEWS, N.C. — Harris Teeter stores offered triple coupons over the weekend — a week after competitor Bloom offered a similar deal, according to sales fliers. ...

Aldi Openings to Hit Florida This Week 

BATAVIA, Ill. — Aldi expects to open its 10 locations in Florida this week as part of the discounter’s first foray to the Sunshine State. ...

U.S. Attorney Issues Indictments in Ralphs Labor Case 

LOS ANGELES — The U.S. Attorney’s Office here issued indictments last week for five current and former Ralphs executives and managers, alleging that they conspired to illegally hire locked-out workers during the Southern California strike of 2003-2004. ...

Jewel Debuts Urban Fresh Store 

CHICAGO — Supervalu’s Jewel-Osco division debuted its entry into the small-format store race yesterday with a location in this city’s trendy Lincoln Park neighborhood. ...

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