At Kroger Co., community involvement has a long history. The man who founded the company 125 years ago, Barney H. Kroger, worked closely with a school for the deaf here, and since that time Kroger has adopted a wide...
Spartan Stores last week said net income nearly doubled for its fiscal third quarter, which ended Jan. 5, as sales increased in both its retail and distribution businesses. Last year's acquisition of most of the...
In the great race to build supermarkets that emerged after World War II, Kroger Co., as befits its conservative personality, was more like the tortoise than the hare. After the company famously passed up its chance to...
Metro said last week that an extraordinarily difficult pricing environment in Ontario put pressure on the company's first-quarter sales and earnings. For the 12-week period, which ended Dec. 22, the Canadian operator...
Michael Cianciarulo has resigned as president and chief executive officer of Earth Fare, the company said, a little more than a year after the growing natural and organics chain was acquired by private equity firm...
Ahold said that the turbulent economic environment in the U.S. did not have a significant impact on its business in the fourth quarter, and that comparable-store sales were up at two of its three U.S. banners. The...
The Federal Trade Commission has taken the unusual step of seeking to unravel last year's merger of Whole Foods and Wild Oats, but sources said the effort could be as much about clarifying how the courts should handle...
The economic stimulus package that President Bush and Congress are quickly rolling out should include programs that help both businesses and consumers, especially those with the lowest incomes, Tim Hammonds, president...
Former President Bill Clinton has been known to make some questionable decisions, but investing in supermarkets was not one of them. The potential future First Husband stands to gain $20 million from his investment in...
The economy will gradually pick up steam throughout 2008, and despite a very slow start might not slip into a recession, the National Retail Federation predicted at a press conference here last week. Interest-rate...