NEW YORK -- Food retailers predict that the changes they have recently made in their companies to adjust to the shifting competitive landscape will pay off next year, especially if the economy continues to improve.So...
HOUSTON -- At a time when the major food retailers are busy consolidating and creating cookie-cutter stores, Fiesta Mart has remained the quintessential neighborhood supermarket.The 50-unit chain, based here, provides...
WASHINGTON -- Food Marketing Institute and Grocery Manufacturers of America here appear to be headed for a confrontation with Internet-auction site eBay over the sale of grocery coupons on its Web site.The two...
ZAANDAM, Netherlands -- Ahold here, struggling to reconcile its books after profit overstatements of more than $1 billion, delayed for a second time the release of its 2002 earnings report.In a conference call with...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Winn-Dixie here said it would invest heavily in pricing and promotions in 2004, a move that it expects will wipe out its first-quarter profits and reduce earnings for the year to 20% below...
WILMINGTON, Del. -- As hearings continued late last week on the sale of Fleming's grocery-distribution business to C&S Wholesale Grocers, Brattleboro, Vt., more than 120 entities, including several retailers, filed...
BRUSSELS -- Delhaize Group here has raised its sales and earnings outlook for the year, citing results from its cost-cutting efforts and the success of its aggressive pricing strategy.In a conference call discussing...
The expenditures that many traditional food retailers incur in union wages and comprehensive benefit packages make it more difficult for supermarkets to price their products competitively when rivals like Wal-Mart do...
WILMINGTON, Del. -- C&S Wholesale Grocers last week revealed that it was planning to resell six of the warehouses it is seeking to acquire from Fleming Cos., Dallas, to Associated Wholesale Grocers, Kansas City, Kan....
DALLAS -- Fleming Cos. here said last week the proposed $400 million acquisition of its supermarket wholesale operations by C&S Wholesale Grocers, Brattleboro, Vt., will go before the bankruptcy court for approval...