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The country's slow but ongoing move from a paper-based government-issued benefits system to one using electronic benefits transfer has many retailers grumbling about issues ranging from limited interstate interoperability to the lack of dispute...
TROY, Mich. -- Super Kmart Centers are about to emerge from a self-imposed hibernation. After several years of static store growth while Kmart Corp. here addressed more pressing corporate issues, the company is about to become more aggressive in...
FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- Scott's Food Stores here said it would purchase Keltsch Pharmacy, a northeast Indiana chain that includes 11 freestanding stores and three in-store pharmacies at Scott's locations.llion. Keltsch said its volume is $30 million ...
WASHINGTON (FNS) -- Ahold, Zaandam, Netherlands, last week received antitrust clearance to buy Giant Food, Landover, Md., following the Federal Trade Commission's acceptance of Ahold's proposed store divestiture plan.As reported, Ahold plans to...
MINNEAPOLIS -- Supervalu here said last week it will acquire 29 supermarkets owned by Randall Stores, Mitchell, S.D., for an undisclosed amount of cash.ores are spread over eight mostly Midwestern states and operate under a variety of banners: 10...
Convenience is driving the growth of gift wraps at supermarkets as retailers and suppliers work to make it easy and affordable for shoppers to buy wraps and accessories.This year "Wrap and Go," developed by American Greetings, Cleveland, hit the...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Even as distribution executives increasingly depend on sophisticated automation and information technology to get products to the right place at the right time, old-fashioned issues of recruiting, hiring and retaining good...
CHICAGO (FNS) -- The new "Hometown Perks" loyalty-card program, launched last month by IGA here and managed by Supervalu, Minneapolis, will go live in at least 50 IGA stores by December.The first IGA independent retailers scheduled to roll out the...
MINNEAPOLIS -- Supervalu here said it had record sales for the second quarter and first half ended Sept. 12. principle with locally based Holiday Cos. to acquire all four Holiday Foods stores in the Twin Cities area.After completion of the deal...
NEW YORK -- Food wholesalers face a challenging future, securities analysts told SN during a roundtable discussion here. As more independent retailers, who make up the core of wholesalers' volume, go out of business or sell out to larger self...