Update: Publix Eyes Further N.C. Expansion
LAKELAND, Fla. — Publix Super Markets has confirmed that its foray into North Carolina will take it past Charlotte and farther north into the Winston-Salem market. read more Supermarket News
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Update: Bi-Lo Holdings Said to Eye IPO as Momentum Builds
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Bi-Lo Holdings, whose private owners have spent the last few years assembling and reassembling a collection of regional Southern supermarket brands, may now be ready for the … Continue Reading →
Update: Market Basket Said to Hire Executive Search Firm
TEWKSBURY, Mass. — The board of directors of Demoulas Supermarkets here has voted to engage an executive recruiting firm in what may mean a threat to embattled chief executive Arthur … Continue Reading →
Update: Wal-Mart Dims Outlook After Soft Q2 Sales Performance
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Wal-Mart Stores last week reported sales below expectations for the second consecutive quarter, prompting the retailer here to slash bullish sales projections. read more Supermarket News
Update: Metro Restructures in Ontario, Makes Target Deal
MONTREAL — Metro Inc. said last week that it would convert as many as six conventional stores in Ontario to the discount Food Basics banner and execute labor buyouts and … Continue Reading →
Update: Roundy’s Counts on Store Upgrades
MILWAUKEE — Roundy’s said upgrades in services, product and merchandising at its Pic ’n Save banner here, including some modeled after the company’s fast-growing Mariano’s chain in Chicago, are proving … Continue Reading →
Update: A&P Explores Potential Sale
MONTVALE, N.J. — Industry observers said they expect the “usual suspects” will shop for A&P now that the struggling retailer has acknowledged it would seek a potential sale — but … Continue Reading →
Update: A&P Explores Possible Sale
MONTVALE, N.J. — A&P here has begun seeking strategic alternatives, including a possible sale, according to reports Friday. read more Supermarket News
Whole Foods Sourcing Update: An Interview With Chairman Elstrott
AVENTURA, Fla. — Whole Foods Market Chairman John Elstrott discusses the retailer’s needs relating to ingredient transparency, and products that are local, organic and non-GMO. He was interviewed at the … Continue Reading →
UPDATE: Teamsters End Strike at UNFI Depot
AUBURN, Wash. — Teamsters Local 117 has ended a labor strike against a United Natural Foods Inc. warehouse here, which it had launched earlier this week citing “unfair labor practices.” … Continue Reading →