New Website Highlights Progress at Ahold
AMSTERDAM — Ahold here on Wednesday launched a website detailing progress along on its “Reshaping Retail” strategy. read more Supermarket News
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Safeway Mulls REIT for Canada: Report
PLEASANTON, Calif. — Safeway here is considering putting its Canadian assets into a real estate investment trust (REIT), according to reports. read more Supermarket News
Lexmark Acquires AccessVia
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Lexmark International here, a provider of printing and imaging products, announced the acquisition of Seattle-based AccessVia, a supplier of signage software used to produce retail shelf-edge materials. … Continue Reading →
Caroline’s Cart Creator Heads to D.C.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The inventor of Caroline’s Cart — a grocery shopping cart designed to carry children and adults with special needs — will meet with federal policymakers and other … Continue Reading →
Sales Rise, Earnings Flat at Village
SPRINGFIELD, N.J. — Strong sales at stores that reopened quickly following Hurricane Sandy helped Village Super Market here post a 5.4% sales increase during the second quarter, the retailer here … Continue Reading →
Fairway Losses Continue as Sales Grow
NEW YORK — Fairway Market posted a net loss of $ 56.1 million while sales improved by 19.3% through the first three quarters of its fiscal year, the retailer here … Continue Reading →
New URMIS Common Names for Pork, Beef Cuts
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Beef Checkoff program and the National Pork Board released a list of new, proposed common Uniform Retail Meat Identity Standards (URMIS) names for consumer-facing labels at … Continue Reading →
Whole Foods to Test Lower Margins at Some Stores
NEW YORK — Whole Foods Market, Austin, Texas, plans to experiment with lower margins in some urban markets, though it does not plan any major changes in its pricing approach … Continue Reading →
Shoppers Need Help On Meat, Poultry
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Shoppers aren’t confident in how to prepare meals with poultry and meat, but they aren’t turning to butchers in the meat department for help, according to findings … Continue Reading →
Pork Prices Stay Low
WASHINGTON — While consumers started to see the effects of the drought on retail food costs in the last quarter of 2012, pork prices dropped and are expected to stay … Continue Reading →