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HOUSTON -- AppleTree Markets here completed the sale of 26 of its 49 stores last week, with the sale of 15 more likely to close next week.And, in the wake of the chain's downsizing, R. Howard Stanworth has resigned as chairman and chief executive...
Sunkist Growers is one of the great success stories in the food industry. Founded by a group of financially strapped farmers 100 years ago, this grower-owned organization has become a billion-dollar business and created a world-class brand name...
DAYTON, Ohio -- The Uniform Code Council appointed longtime executive vice president Hal Juckett to be council president Jan. 1.The appointment is considered especially important since the title of UCC president had in the past been conferred as...
WASHINGTON (FNS) -- Independent retail pharmacists are charging that a TV commercial touting the reliability of Duracell batteries is inaccurate and demeans the reliability of the nation's independent druggists.In a letter to C. Robert Kidder...
Thrifty to Acquire PayLessDrug Stores here is set to buy the Wilsonville, Ore.-based PayLess Drug Stores chain from Kmart, Troy, Mich., for $1 billion in cash and securities. The combination of 572-store PayLess and Thrifty, with 494 stores, would...
NEW ORLEANS -- Want a trade partner? First, vendors and retailers must take the time to understand each other's business, according to Rex Miller, president of the School and Home Office Products Association. Then real partnering can take place...
On Partnering Pressuresrtant issue in the partnership that exists between vendors and retailers has to do with each fully understanding the pressures and constraints that exist for both."-- Rex Miller, president of the School and Home Office...
WASHINGTON -- With most grocery industry executives aware of the Efficient Consumer Response project, industry leaders now need to better address concerns about implementation, according to a new report.This includes communicating "a dynamic and...
SYDNEY, Australia (FNS) -- An ambitious plan to merge four independent grocery wholesalers in Australia collapsed late last month when two of the major players in the proposed deal split ranks.The break-up of the group came amid mounting concern...
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- The electronic landscape within the typical U.S. household is in for some dramatic changes in the decade ahead, according to panelists at the Hollywood 2000 conference held here Dec. 13 to 14, by Advanstar Associates...