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For Stephen Vowles, getting consumers to understand that Stop & Shop and Giant-Landover have lowered prices is just the beginning. The senior vice president of marketing for the two Ahold-owned chains is in the midst of a multifaceted effort...
RANK COMPANY STORES OWNED SALES IN $ BILLIONS TOP 75 RANKING 1 Supervalu 2,496 43.9e 4 Sales from 1,607 corporate stores, encompassing 1,287 conventional supermarkets and 320 Save-A-Lots, account for 80% of total revenues. The company also...
RANK COMPANY STORES OWNED SALES IN $ BILLIONS TOP 75 RANKING 1 Loblaw Cos. 1,077 30.0e (U.S.) 6 Loblaw operates 672 corporate stores and supplies 405 franchised stores. It also supplies product and banners to 451 associated stores that it does not...
Boosted by acquisitions, new-store development, inflation and same-store sales growth, this year's SN Top 75 posted $830.19 billion in sales, up about 4.26% over the year-ago total of $796.29 billion. That figure is only slightly more than the 3%...
RANK COMPANY STORES OWNED SALES IN $ BILLIONS TOP 75 RANKING 1 Wal-Mart Stores 3,153 240.8e 1 Volume total represents combined sales of Wal-Mart Supercenters, Sam's Clubs and Neighborhood Markets in the U.S. and Canada. Wal-Mart operates 2,419...
It is no surprise that environmental sustainability has risen to the forefront of the food distribution industry as an important issue, given rising energy costs, the threat of climate change and dire warnings of the possible consequences if...
Local and organically grown produce will become more popular with diners in 2008, according to a recent survey of chefs conducted by the National Restaurant Association. Eighty-one percent of respondents to the survey described locally grown...