Retail Financial Archive

Publix Raises $2.9M for Haiti in a Week

Jan 20, 2010, By MARK HAMSTRA

LAKELAND, Fla. — Publix Super Markets here told SN yesterday its customers and employees had donated more than $2.9 million to the American Red Cross Haiti Relief and Development Fund following last week's earthquake....

Bloom Opens Inside DC Beltway

Jan 20, 2010

SALISBURY, N.C. — Food Lion's Bloom store, with several locations in Northern Virginia and Maryland, has opened its first store inside the Washington Beltway. ...

Portland Union, Grocers Agree on New Deal

Jan 20, 2010

PORTLAND, Ore. — Union workers at Albertsons, Fred Meyer and Safeway stores here have reached a tentative agreement with the chains on a four-year contract....

Supervalu to Consolidate Western Procurement

Jan 20, 2010, By ELLIOT ZWIEBACH

MINNEAPOLIS — Supervalu here said it plans to consolidate its five Albertsons meat and grocery procurement offices into a single regional procurement department in Fullerton, Calif., and plans to shift most responsibility for produce at Albertsons to W. Newell in Champaign, Ill....

Bashas' Files Preliminary Reorganization Plan

Jan 19, 2010, By ELLIOT ZWIEBACH

CHANDLER, Ariz. — Bashas' here has submitted a plan of reorganization to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Phoenix that will be looked over by its various debtor groups for possible changes before a final plan is drawn up, according to the chain. ...

Meijer’s Smaller Concept Debuts; 2nd Is Planned

Jan 19, 2010, By JON SPRINGER

NILES, Ill. — Meijer’s smaller grocery-focused store had its grand opening here Tuesday, the same day the retailer announced plans to build another store like it in nearby Orland Park, Ill. ...

Full Plate: This Year's Legislative Outlook

Jan 18, 2010, By MARK HAMSTRA

With the massive health care legislation inching toward completion, the government will soon have a window of opportunity to focus on other issues of...

Macheras Appointed to Delhaize Executive Board

Jan 15, 2010

BRUSSELS — Delhaize Group here on Friday said that Kostas Macheras has been appointed its to executive committee. ...

Nash Finch to Take Retail Writedown

Jan 15, 2010, By JON SPRINGER

MINNEAPOLIS — Nash Finch Co. here on Friday said is would record a significant writedown of goodwill in its retail segment following "soft" fourth-quarter sales. ...