WASHINGTON -- President Bush's stated desire to permanently repeal the estate tax took a small step forward when he asked for a permanent extension of his 2001 tax-relief package in his recent federal budget proposal...
MINNEAPOLIS -- Nash Finch's accounting practices came under greater scrutiny last week as the Securities and Exchange Commission stepped up its investigation into the wholesaler's recording of vendor allowances. In...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Spartan Stores here last week said it was "exploring alternative strategies" related to its 39 Food Town supermarkets in Ohio and Michigan, following reports that the struggling stores might be...
MARION, Ill. -- Customers know what to expect when they shop at any of the nine Borowiak's IGA supermarkets in southern Illinois -- clean stores, friendly service and meat departments that are second to none in the...
PITTSBURGH -- Supermarkets are evolving their approach to the convenience store business as more operators consider offering a wider selection of groceries in satellite outlets alongside their fuel centers.Regional...
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Research firm Retail Forward here last week predicted that the supermarket industry would see little respite in 2003 from the pressures that plagued it last year."[Supermarkets'] lack of pricing...
The supermarket industry has a New Year's resolution: It's going to cut down on its habit of building new stores.Some of the major publicly traded food retailers have reduced their capital expenditure plans for 2003...
CHICAGO -- The retail food industry expects to see benefits in the form of increased consumer confidence and spending power from the plan to stimulate the economy unveiled by President Bush here last week, industry...
NEW YORK -- Customer relationship management, or CRM, is going to play an increasingly important role in retailers' efforts to build sales, according to a study scheduled to be presented at the National Retail...
WASHINGTON -- The uncertain economy, food safety and security, emerging forms of competition, shifting labor markets, and maximizing the use of technology will continue to be issues of discussion at industry...