WASHINGTON — President Obama last week signed the Food and Drug Administration Food Safety Modernization Act, although some Congressional leaders have questioned its $1.4 billion cost and have indicated they may...
ISSAQUAH, Wash. — Several retailers last week reported December comparable-store sales that were lower than analysts expected, citing severe weather and in some cases an early shopping season that faded late...
The crystal ball is decidedly cloudy for supermarket stocks in the coming year, with the prospect of creeping inflation weighing against the possibility of improvement in employment and the economy. Against a backdrop...
NEW YORK — Consumers were slightly more pessimistic about jobs and the economy in December than they were in November, according to the latest data from the Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index...
WASHINGTON — A flurry of late-year legislative activity brought some welcome news to retailers, including long-awaited clarity on the estate tax, extensions of both Bush-era tax cuts and unemployment benefits...
BOULDER, Colo. — Sunflower Farmers Market, previously limited to using that name on its stores in only five states, has acquired the rights to use it throughout most of the country, as well as on its private...
NEW YORK United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 1500 here said it sent letters to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn seeking to avert the closure of A&P stores in...
Severe winter weather across parts of the U.S. in December impacted supermarket deliveries and holiday shopping, and could portend higher prices for some crops. The blizzard that buried New York City and other areas...