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Albertsons LLC is interested in growing its store base though possibly not in Florida. Bob Miller, chief executive officer of the Boise, Idaho-based company, made it clear in an interview with SN that Albertsons is looking for growth opportunities...
In recognition of National Headache Awareness Week, Supervalu pharmacies will offer special one-on-one consultations with a specially-trained pharmacist to help headache sufferers manage their symptoms, and at the same time, raise money for the...
Wal-Mart Stores said yesterday it has named Vicente Trius executive vice president and president and chief executive officer of Wal-Mart Latin America, effective July 6. He was formerly EVP and president and CEO of Wal-Mart Asia.
Jeff Noddle, chairman and chief executive officer of Minneapolis-based Supervalu, and Robert E. Rich Jr., chairman of Buffalo, N.Y.-based Rich Products Corp., have been selected to receive the Grocery Manufacturers Association 2009 Hall of...
Pete Van Helden, executive vice president of Supervalu, Minneapolis, and president of its Retail West division, has been elected president of the Western Association of Food Chains.
Lawmakers in New York and Illinois last week took steps toward creating incentives to stimulate supermarket development in low-income communities. Both the initiative in New York which was introduced last week by Gov. David Patterson as the...
The chief executives at Kroger, Safeway and Supervalu all saw their performance-based compensation decline in 2008, according to filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, reflecting weakened performance at those companies. The declines...
The worldwide economic slowdown has sharpened the focus of global food retailers on their small-format and value banners, as a reduction in consumer spending power has exacerbated the challenges these operators already faced. It also has led to an...
WEIS TO ACQUIRE GIANT MARKETS SUNBURY, Pa. Weis Markets here last week said it had agreed to purchase the retail locations of Giant Food Markets, Binghamton, N.Y., which operates 12 grocery stores in Broome County, N.Y. A purchase price was not...