June 13, 2013: The Week in Stocks
Data for North American food retailers tracked by SN, at the close June 13, 2013. read more Supermarket News
Category: SN News
Global Food Safety Group Taps GMA Veteran
ISSY-LES-MOLINEAUX, France — The Global Food Safety Initiative here said it has named Karil Kochenderfer as its first representative in North America. read more Supermarket News
Kroger Suppliers Embark on Data-Sync Project
SAN ANTONIO — Kroger announced Wednesday that it has begun rolling out its Project Mercury data synchronization and master data management project in nine product categories, or “classes.” read more … Continue Reading →
Whole Foods Imagines Produce Dept. Without Bees
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Whole Foods Market removed half its produce items at a store here to show what the department would look like if there were no bees to pollinate … Continue Reading →
Albertsons to Merge Websites
BOISE, Idaho — Albertsons here said Thursday it plans to merge its website with the website of the former Albertsons chain it purchased from Supervalu in March. read more Supermarket … Continue Reading →
CGF Taps Boer, Bulcke as Co-Chairs
TOKYO — The Consumer Goods Forum on Wednesday said it has elected the chief executive officers of Ahold and Nestle as the new co-chairs of the group. read more Supermarket … Continue Reading →
House Bill Would Address Food Deserts
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Allyson Y. Schwartz, D-Pa., introduced legislation today to support the two-year-old Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI), a national, market-based approach to bring jobs and investment to … Continue Reading →
Dollar General Has Room to Grow: CEO
NEW YORK — As it approaches a store count of 11,000, Dollar General Corp. is not concerned the dollar-store segment is reaching a saturation point, Rick Dreiling, chairman and chief … Continue Reading →
Amazon Expansion Renews Delivery Debate: Analysts
PHILADELPHIA – The expansion of AmazonFresh into Los Angeles recalls an earlier period of home delivery experimentation during the dot-com era, but the financial model hasn’t become more favorable in … Continue Reading →
Sobeys to Buy Safeway Canada for $5.8 Billion
STELLARTON, Nova Scotia — Empire Cos., parent of the Sobeys chain here, said Wednesday it would buy Safeway Canada for $ 5.8 billion (Canadian). read more Supermarket News