MINNEAPOLIS — Target Corp. here on Wednesday lowered its sales and earnings forecast for the year, citing weak spending from cautious consumers.
The company also said sales have been weaker than expected in Ca...
MILWAUKEE — Roundy’s said upgrades in services, product and merchandising at its Pic ’n Save banner here, including some modeled after the company’s fast-growing Mariano’s chain in Chicago, are proving effective...
DECATUR, Ala. — An attorney for Associated Wholesale Grocers pressed the bankruptcy court here to exclude damages related to breaking a supply agreement from consideration in an auction for Belle Foods.
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Despite a lingering air of frugality left from the Great Recession, some food retail product categories exhibit improving trends, as shown in SN’s annual category review
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski, D-Ill., on Friday introduced a bill that would define full-time workers for the purposes of the employer mandate in the Affordable Care Act as those working 40 hours per week...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Spartan Stores here jumped on the merger bandwagon last week with the surprise announcement that it would acquire its much larger wholesale rival, Nash Finch Co., for about $1.3 billion.
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MINNEAPOLIS — Nash Finch Co. here said Thursday that the acquisition of the Bag ’N Save and No Frills chains last year boosted its top line, as the company posted a 9.1% gain in second-quarter sales, to $1.2 billi...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The planned merger between Spartan Stores here and Nash Finch Co. will leave plenty of room on the balance sheet for more acquisitions if the right situation arises, executives told analysts ...