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Albertsons is canceling its delivery service for online orders in some markets, including Southern California; Boise, Idaho; and Portland, Ore., according to reports.
BASHAS' CUTS PRICES ACROSS CHAIN CHANDLER, Ariz. Bashas' here last week began a program of cutting everyday prices on 10,000 items throughout the chain. The price cuts include national and private-label brands in every department of the store, and...
MINNEAPOLIS — The Fresh Grocer took home “Best in Show” honors in the Creative Showcase Awards for independent retailers supplied by Supervalu, the distributor here said Thursday.
Supervalu yesterday announced the launch of “Simply Good Meals,” a set of branded meal-solution stations that will appear in more than 1,300 Acme, Albertsons, bigg’s, Cub Foods, Farm Fresh, Hornbacher’s, Jewel-Osco, Lucky...
NASH FINCH PROFITS FALL, SALES RISE MINNEAPOLIS Nash Finch Co. here saw its stock drop sharply last week after reporting a decline in fourth-quarter profits. The wholesaler said net income for the period, which ended Jan. 3, was $6.2 million, down...
The sharp inflation in food costs in 2008 only seemed to exacerbate the economic recession and to cause pricing problems for retailers and manufacturers alike. But now that the inflationary wave has crested and passed, in its wake a new pricing...
The Produce for Better Health Foundation here has named Food Lion, Safeway, Schnuck Markets and Supervalu as Retail Role Models for their support of the foundation’s Fruits & Veggies-More Matters national public health initiative in 2008.
Supervalu yesterday unveiled a “refund reward” program that allows customers to add $20 or $30 to the value of store gift cards purchased in $250 and $300 increments, respectively.
A study published by AMR Research in late 2007 quantified what most chain retailers have long recognized, to their great chagrin: namely, the frequent inability of stores to carry out plans developed at headquarters consistently and uniformly...