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 > Ahold Reorganizes U.S. Retail Operations
 > Delhaize Sees Q3 Profit Gain, Raises Guidance
 > Modest Sales Gains as Retailers Lap Downturn
 > Fourth ORC Bill Introduced in Congress
 > United Wins Texas Family Business of Year Award
 > Former Farm Fresh CEO Walters Dies at 86
 > 7-Eleven Sources Exclusive Wine
 > Kellogg's to Discontinue Use of Immunity Claim
 > Lund Food Helps Military Send Holiday Greetings



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November 6, 2009



Ahold Reorganizes U.S. Retail Operations
AMSTERDAM   
Ahold here yesterday said it has reorganized its business in the U.S. and Europe to better focus on local market nuances and growth opportunities.
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Delhaize Sees Q3 Profit Gain, Raises Guidance
BRUSSELS   
Countering pricing pressure with increased sales volume, Delhaize Group here drove a quarterly increase in earnings and said operating profits would be higher for the fiscal year than its previous forecasts.
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Modest Sales Gains as Retailers Lap Downturn
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.   
Retailers reporting October sales figures on Thursday showed mixed results, with some rebounding as they lapped the beginnings of the economic slowdown a year ago, according to Management Ventures Inc. here.
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Fourth ORC Bill Introduced in Congress
WASHINGTON   
House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Lamar Smith (R-Texas) and Congressman Robert Goodlatte (R-Va.) this week introduced legislation to combat the growth of organized retail crime (ORC), announced the Coalition Against Organized Retail Crime.
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United Wins Texas Family Business of Year Award
LUBBOCK, Texas   
United Supermarkets was recognized yesterday as “Texas Family Business of the Year” by the Institute for Family Business at Baylor University.
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Former Farm Fresh CEO Walters Dies at 86
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.   
Gene Walters, a former chief executive officer of Farm Fresh and later an independent grocer, died here this week at age 86, according to reports.
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7-Eleven Sources Exclusive Wine
DALLAS   
7-Eleven and Seven-Eleven Japan introduced two proprietary value-priced wines under the Yosemite Road label earlier this week.
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Kellogg's to Discontinue Use of Immunity Claim
BATTLE CREEK, Mich.    
Immunity claims on boxes of Kellogg’s Rice Krispies and Cocoa Krispies cereal will become a thing of the past as current inventories of product are sold.
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Lund Food Helps Military Send Holiday Greetings
MINNEAPOLIS   
Lund Food Holdings here, parent company of Lunds and Byerly’s, is helping Minnesota troops overseas send holiday greetings home.
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