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  • Progressive Grocer's RETAILER OF THE YEAR: Hy-Vee

    Iowa-based Hy-Vee thrives on a culture that values shoppers above all else. Employees are owners with the freedom to make decisions, and friendliness, honesty, and integrity shape the business model.

  • Supermarket GROCERY Business: Full steam ahead

    New products are jolting coffee and tea sales, not to mention consumers' palates.

  • FEATURE: Strength in numbers

    Retailers here and abroad turn to buying alliances to level their playing field.

  • FDA Considers Food Label Changes

    WASHINGTON - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday said it was considering requiring food companies to list nutrition information in its entirety, rather than by serving size, on packaged-food labels to help address the U.S. obesity epidemic, Reuters reports.

  • KFC Plucks New Ad Campaign

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. - KFC Corp. here is pulling its highly publicized new ad campaign that touted its chicken as being healthy.

  • Albertsons Names New Group V.P., Grocery Merchandising

    BOISE, Idaho - Albertsons, Inc. has named Duncan MacNaughton its new group v.p., grocery merchandising. In his new post, MacNaughton will lead Albertsons' efforts in key center store categories, including grocery, dairy, and frozen, and will also oversee Beer/Wine/Liquor as well as the company's growing fuel center operations.

  • Dollar General to Open 675 New Stores in Fiscal 2003

    NEW YORK - Discount retailer Dollar General Corp. today said it expects to open 675 new stores in the current fiscal year, and anticipates a similar growth rate in the next three fiscal years.

  • Supermarket Sales Up 3.4 Percent in October

    ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. - Sales at the nation's grocery stores last month grew 3.4 percent compared to the same period last year, the Food Institute reports. Total sales in October 2003 reached $38.2 billion. Meanwhile, growth at the nation's eating and drinking places is more than doubling the small gain seen at food and beverage stores.

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