NEW YORK — As the back-to-school season entered its final weeks, a gloomy economic landscape cast shadows over this important harbinger of holiday sales. As the back-to-school season entered its final weeks, a gloomy economic landscape cast shadows over this important harbinger of holiday sales. A recent survey by SymphonyIRI Group Inc. reveals that worried
MINNEAPOLIS — Five Target stores in the Denver area and eight of the retailer’s outlets in the Tampa, Fla., market have been redesigned to further deliver one-stop shopping convenience for guests. Five Target stores in the Denver area and eight of the retailer’s outlets in the Tampa, Fla., market have been redesigned to further deliver
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market has unveiled plans to open eight stores in Northern California early next year. Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market has unveiled plans to open eight stores in Northern California early next year. These outlets, which are to be located in the San Francisco Bay Area and Modesto,
MONTVALE, N.J. — Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. has asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by A&P over comparative pricing in advertising. Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. has asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by A&P over comparative pricing in advertising. Quincy, Mass.-based Stop & Shop, a unit of
INDIANAPOLIS — Regional grocer Marsh Supermarkets is apparently no longer for sale. Regional grocer Marsh Supermarkets is apparently no longer for sale. Sun Capital Partners Inc., the retailer’s Boca Raton, Fla.-based parent, reportedly has pulled the chain off the selling block after it had hired an investment adviser late last year and began soliciting offers
MONTVALE, N.J. — A&P president and chief executive officer Sam Martin, who was named to his post in July, has begun assembling a new management team. A&P president and chief executive officer Sam Martin, who was named to his post in July, has begun assembling a new management team. The supermarket retailer recently announced the
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — Dollar General Corp. has revamped its bobbie brooks women’s apparel line, and is relying on its employees to show off the new looks to consumers. Dollar General Corp. has revamped its bobbie brooks women’s apparel line, and is relying on its employees to show off the new looks to consumers. The clothing
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Duane Reade’s DR Delish line of premium snacks and beverages, which has proven a hit in its New York City stores, is going nationwide. Duane Reade’s DR Delish line of premium snacks and beverages, which has proven a hit in its New York City stores, is going nationwide. Walgreen Co., which acquired
Two-thousand-and-ten is two-thirds over. And while the mass retailing community has thus far not done the year justice with its performance, it has created news in the form of some meaningful — and, in some cases, startling — personnel changes. Two-thousand-and-ten is two-thirds over. And while the mass retailing community has thus far not done
Controversy has erupted in California over legislation that would restrict retailers’ use of self-checkout systems. Controversy has erupted in California over legislation that would restrict retailers’ use of self-checkout systems. At presstime, the California Grocers Association was lobbying Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to veto a bill the industry group asserts would effectively preclude the use of