INDIANAPOLIS -- Marsh Supermarkets here said competitive pressures have forced the company to consider a sale, but its biggest challenge may lie ahead: finding a buyer.Although observers pointed out that the company...
Baby boomers are gravitating toward the equator.Five of the fastest-growing markets so far in this young century are all in the nation's warmer climes, from Southern California across to central Florida.On the...
MINNEAPOLIS -- Nash Finch here said it lost its focus on its core businesses when it assigned its best people to work on the integration of the warehouses it acquired from Roundy's, contributing to a decline in net...
When Albertsons' board of directors selected Larry Johnston, a 28-year veteran of General Electric, to be chairman and chief executive officer of the supermarket company in April 2001, analysts were optimistic that he...
LANDOVER, Md. -- Legislation cropping up in states around the country that would force businesses to either provide health care for their employees or subsidize government health care programs is sometimes dividing...
BOULDER, Colo. -- Wild Oats has placed an order for management talent from outside the food retailing industry.The natural product specialist, based here, this year has run several classified ads in a trade...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The formula for success in the supermarket industry these days is written all over the business plans of regional chains like Wegmans, H-E-B, Hannaford Bros., Hy-Vee and Ukrop's.Here in this booming...
MINNEAPOLIS -- The stock of Nash Finch Co. here plunged nearly 30% after the company said its earnings for the year would be far below projections.The company said the recent acquisition of two warehouses from Roundy...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Harris Teeter store that opened recently in the downtown area of this city is atypical, but in many ways it exemplifies the site-selection, merchandising and store-design strategies of the chain...
"Cheaper by the Dozen" is not only the title of a recent Hollywood remake, it is also the mantra of shoppers who stock their pantries with products purchased at warehouse clubs.Targeting middle-income to affluent...