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The U.S. District Court has ruled that Albertsons retained the rights to use the Lucky store banner even though it had removed it from its stores. Berkeley, Calif.-based Grocery Outlet had placed the Lucky name on one of its stores in 2006...
Citigroup Global Markets is predicting private-label penetration at Wal-Mart Stores could exceed 40% over the next three years as the company replaces slow-moving brands with own-label products.
Supervalu on Wednesday said it would close 50 struggling stores by next month and slash its capital budget for the coming fiscal year, as it continues to adjust to a rough economy.
Services were scheduled to be held last week for Donald G. Scott, the founder of the Scott's Food Stores chain, who died Sunday of congestive heart failure at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla. He was 91. Scott founded the chain in 1954, after...
Food-retailing stocks in general fared better than the market overall in 2008, although more than half of the North American supermarket and wholesaler issues tracked by SN had double-digit percentage declines during the year.
The U.S. District Court in San Francisco has ruled that Albertsons retained the rights to use the Lucky store banner even though it had removed it from its stores.
Supervalu has signed a short-term lease for 28,000 square feet of cold storage space in Hopkins, Minn., a spokeswoman for the company confirmed to SN last week.
Supermarkets weathered an economic meltdown in 2008 as consumers cut back on spending, amid rising costs for food and fuel. As shoppers' sensitivity to pricing became more acute, retailers were forced to fight through inflation to offer deals on...