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Retail News Breaks Archives Bi-Lo has received court approval of its reorganization plan and expects to emerge from bankruptcy in May. A Sam's Club outlet in southern California is leveraging wind technology to help support the store's energy needs. A&P has enlisted talk show celebrity Kelly Ripa to pitch its new Lower Price Project price-cutting program to consumers. Safeway Inc. posted an uptick in revenue for its fiscal 2010 first quarter but saw earnings decline and fall short of Wall Street's forecast. Charles Burnett, senior vice president of pharmacy at Costco Wholesale Corp., has been recognized for lifetime achievement by the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS). Saying it has "fired the final shot in the supermarket price wars," Asda has launched an online lowest-price program in which the retailer vows to beat competitors' prices. Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. has introduced WD RxConnect Translate, a language translation service, at select in-store pharmacies across its Southeast market area. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is looking at potential store sites in New York City, according to published reports. Big Lots has launched its 2010 Lots2Give program to support education, this year increasing both the number of schools selected to participate as well as the contest prize amount.
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