CARLISLE, Pa. — Giant Food Stores here last week agreed to purchase 16 Genuardi’s stores from rival Safeway for $106 million, a move that will further grow Giant’s rapidly expanding share of the Philadelphia market and could spell the end of the 92-year-old Genuardi’s banner.
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NEW YORK — Retail same-store sales growth came in at about 3.5% during the month of December — at the low end of expectations, observers said Thursday.
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GREENSBORO, N.C. — Specialty retailer The Fresh Market here on Thursday said it has promoted Sean Crane to executive vice president and chief operating officer.
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A new study looks at how supersizing affects emotional well-being. Supermarket Guru Phil Lempert also explains how to beat a cold with the right food.
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ARLINGTON, Va. — The National Grocers Association here on Thursday said it opposes President Obama's appointments to the National Labor Relations Board.
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NEW YORK – Dave McConnell, president and CEO of the Global Market Development Center, announced GMDC's strategy and iniatives for 2012 during a meeting with retailer, wholesaler and supplier members here Wednesday.
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MONTVALE, N.J. — A&P has chosen several applications from Chicago-Galleria, a provider of category optimization systems, to help optimize its merchandising strategy and improve the customer experience within its more than 300 Northeast and Mid-Atlantic stores.
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Wegmans Food Markets here said Thursday it would freeze prices on a range of items from Jan. 8 through April 28, following an 11-month price freeze that the company said cost it $8 million in 2011.
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From Whole Foods and Winn-Dixie's 2011 stock results to Sears and Kmarts's store closures, catch up on the past week of retail news with the top viewed SN newsletter stories for the week of Jan. 2.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. — Tops Friendly Markets, based here, is giving away a free Rx Timer Cap with any prescription purchase to promote its Shop for Better Health program. The offer runs through February.
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