QUINCY, Mass. - Marc Smith, the 52-year-old chief executive officer of Stop & Shop here, said last week he would retire as soon as a successor can be found.Smith had been overseeing the integration of Stop & Shop with...
MINNEAPOLIS - Target Corp. here said it planned to add more self-service deli items, "including soups, side salads, value-added meats and desserts," in its SuperTarget stores while it also continues to expand its food...
MINNEAPOLIS - Supervalu here said last week it had agreed to sell its Deal$ - Nothing Over a Dollar chain to Dollar Tree, a Chesapeake, Va.-based operator of dollar stores."We've achieved the primary objective of the...
BENTONVILLE, Ark. - Food sales continued to drive the performance of Wal-Mart Stores here last year, even as the company is placing an increasing emphasis on fashion and more high-quality merchandise.In a recorded...
The retail and wholesale executives featured on the following pages have all been identified as people who have risen through the ranks at their respective companies, and are projected to continue to do so. They were...
BOULDER, Colo. - Wild Oats Markets last week said it would open a new, larger prototype store in its headquarters market here and would expand "significantly" the square footage of several older stores scheduled to...
LONDON - The British are coming after all.Tesco, the global supermarket giant based here, last week said it would invest up to $435 million per year to introduce a new, small-format retail food concept in the United...
BOULDER, Colo. - Ron Burkle appears to be gaining more confidence in - and control of - Wild Oats Markets, based here.Through funds affiliated with his investment firm, Los Angeles-based Yucaipa Cos., Burkle has...
ST. LOUIS - Sharper pricing and a focus on the core business are on the agenda for the new president and chief executive officer of Schnuck Markets, based here.The family-owned company last month selected Scott...
If time is money, the investment Price Chopper's management and employees make in their communities is worth a fortune."Everybody in this community knows Price Chopper," said Nanci Conley, director of development and...