Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- While supermarkets across the nation have recently demonstrated their community spirit by helping shoppers come to the aid of tsunami victims in South Asia and Gulf Coast residents displaced by hurricanes, Price Chopper, based here, was able to make a significant contribution in spite of its relatively small size of 43 stores, thanks to creative thinking when it comes to facilitating customer donations.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The top grocery cooperatives earned $31.4 billion in revenues during 2004, a 10 percent increase over the previous year, according to figures released yesterday by National Cooperative Bank, which provides financial services to co-operatives and other member-owned organizations throughout the United States.