Last week, a scrappy bunch of independent-minded ball players from Boston made sports history with a victory over their longtime arch-nemeses."There are 25 guys on this team, and that's the way we play," said Johnny...
These are not your grandfather's co-ops.Today's retailer-owned wholesaling cooperatives have more power and influence than ever before, and are leveraging them to expand operations and modernize infrastructures.The...
JASPER, Ind. -- Buehler Foods here last week said it has agreed to acquire 16 stores in Kentucky and Indiana from Winn-Dixie Stores, Jacksonville, Fla., and that it plans to convert them to a new banner emphasizing...
WASHINGTON -- The Securities and Exchange Commission here last week said it settled its charges of securities fraud and other violations against Ahold, Zaandam, Netherlands, and three individuals related to Ahold's...
WASHINGTON -- Food retailers should enjoy some benefits from two pieces of tax legislation that advanced last week, according to industry associations.First, President Bush signed into law the Working Families Tax...
JASPER, Ind. -- Buehler Foods here last week said it has agreed to acquire 16 stores in Kentucky and Indiana from Winn-Dixie Stores, Jacksonville, Fla., and that it plans to convert them to a new banner emphasizing...
MATTHEWS, N.C. -- Family Dollar Stores here said it will roll out refrigerated fixtures to 500 stores between January and August of next year, allowing it to expand its perishable foods offering.In another effort to...
MATTHEWS, N.C. -- Family Dollar Stores here said it will roll out refrigerated fixtures to 500 stores between January and August of next year, allowing it to expand its perishable foods offering.In another effort to...
MONTVALE, N.J. -- A&P here last week said that a Canadian court has approved the company's proposed settlement of a class-action franchisee lawsuit.The company will pay $32 million, about half of which will be used to...
ZAANDAM, Netherlands -- Ahold here last week agreed to pay an 8 million euro (about $10 million) fine to settle an investigation by the Dutch public prosecutor into a tactic the company was accused of using to inflate...