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COMPETITION: The battle for Oklahoma City
Wal-Mart came to dominate the market's grocery business in just a few years. Some local retailers were overrun, but consumers have yet to be overwhelmed.
Grocery Outlet Acquires 17 Yes!LESS Stores in Texas, Louisiana
BERKELEY, Calif. -- Grocery Outlet, Inc., a privately held extreme-value retailer with 118 locations in the western United States, has acquired the assets of 17 Yes!LESS discount grocery stores in Texas and Louisiana from Lewisville, Texas-based Fleming Companies, Inc.

COVER STORY: Weighing obesity

The companies that sell most of America's food are being called on to combat the overeating epidemic. Some of them were promoting healthy eating long before it became a national priority.
Supermarket NONFOODS Business: A good hair day

Manufacturers strive to meet the diverse needs of value, premium, and natural hair care customers.
Eagle Food Asks Bankruptcy Court to Approve Sale, Bidding Procedures

WASHINGTON - Milan, Illinois-based Eagle Food Centers Inc., which operates full-service supermarkets in Iowa and Illinois, is asking the bankruptcy court handling its Chapter 11 case to approve sale and bidding procedures for its assets.
Amazon.com Planning Food Store Web Site

SEATTLE - Internet retailer Amazon.com plans to launch an online food store as early as August, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.
Winn-Dixie Consolidates Private Label

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Winn-Dixie Stores today said the Winn-Dixie brand will become its primary house brand for nearly 3,000 private label items.
Coalition: Enough With Cigarette Taxes

TRENTON, N.J. - Raising cigarette taxes will only lead to broader tax increases across all categories, according to the Enough Already Coalition, a group of New Jersey convenience store operators, retail trade associations, and tobacco companies.
Protesters March Against Biotech Meeting

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - In the guise of giant ears of corn, butterflies, and tomatoes, demonstrators, along with organic farmers and chefs, marched on Monday in protest of a meeting of more than 100 agriculture officials from around the world.
99 Cents Only Stores Open in Texas

HOUSTON - Commerce, Calif.-based 99 Cents Only has announced plans to open 75 of its discount stores in the competitive Texas market within three years, the Houston Chronicle reports.

COMPETITION: The battle for Oklahoma City

Grocery Outlet Acquires 17 Yes!LESS Stores in Texas, Louisiana

COVER STORY: Weighing obesity

Supermarket NONFOODS Business: A good hair day

Eagle Food Asks Bankruptcy Court to Approve Sale, Bidding Procedures

Amazon.com Planning Food Store Web Site

Winn-Dixie Consolidates Private Label

Coalition: Enough With Cigarette Taxes

Protesters March Against Biotech Meeting

99 Cents Only Stores Open in Texas

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