Whole Foods investor ups stake, pushes for sale
According to Reuters, Jana Partners has upped its stake in Whole Foods Market as the hedge fund looks to shake up the board and senior management of the high-end grocer … Continue Reading →
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Health Canada approves Sabinsa’s probiotic for sale in Canada
Health Canada, the federal department that regulates the products that help the people of Canada maintain and improve their health, has reviewed and approved Sabinsa’s shelf-stable probiotic LactoSpore ingredient for … Continue Reading →
Gallery: Bi-Lo store closings, Piggly Wiggly sale and more trending stories
Readers of SN’s e-newsletter also enjoyed stories on Whole Foods’ pricing experiment, Wal-Mart’s food sustainability plan and Associated Wholesalers Inc.’s bankruptcy auction. read more Supermarket News
Delhaize mum on Bottom Dollar sale speculation
Delhaize officials had no comment on a published report suggesting the retailer was seeking to sell its Bottom Dollar Food discount division. read more Supermarket News
AWI: No comment on sale report
A spokesman for Associated Wholesalers Inc. had no comment Monday on published reports suggesting the company has considered selling itself in addition to its previously announced intention of selling its … Continue Reading →
Family Dollar avoids sale rumors; earnings drop
During the third-quarter earnings call on Thursday, Family Dollar executives did not address activist investor Carl Icahn’s demands to sell the company. read more Supermarket News
The Lempert Report: Millennials won’t buy the sale pitch (video)
If you’re looking to appeal to Millennials, you might want to forego your typical advertising and work with social networking and the digital world instead. read more Supermarket News
Safeway pursues initiatives during sale talks
As Safeway continues to discuss the possible sale of the company, it said Wednesday it is continuing to move forward on a variety of store-level initiatives, including clustering, localization and … Continue Reading →
BREAKING: Safeway confirms sale talks
Safeway on Wednesday announced that it was in discussions concerning a possible transaction involving the sale of the company. read more Supermarket News
Roundy’s raises $20M in stock sale
Roundy’s Supermarkets said it had completed a stock offering raising approximately $ 200 million the retailer will use for general corporate purposes including the conversion of acquired former Dominick’s stores … Continue Reading →