Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc.

Compassion has poured forth from many in the retailing community in the past week, demonstrating the industry's eagerness to do what it can to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina.

It's lately been a barren landscape for supermarket nonfoods. But smart ideas at retail are nourishing robust growth in some categories.

JASPER, Ind. -- A lifeline was thrown to Buehler Foods, Inc. this week in the form of an approval from a U.S. District Judge to continue tapping into approximately $20 million in cash collateral, according to published reports.

CHICAGO -- International voluntary supermarket network IGA said it is restructuring its U.S. field service personnel to prepare for what it predicts will be "a strong growth year."

CHICAGO -- International voluntary supermarket network IGA said it is restructuring its U.S. field service personnel to prepare for what it predicts will be "a strong growth year."

KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- Supermarket executives from across the country are gathering at the Radisson Plaza Hotel here today as Western Michigan University's 40th Annual Food Marketing Conference gets under way.

KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- Supermarket executives from across the country are gathering at the Radisson Plaza Hotel here today as Western Michigan University's 40th Annual Food Marketing Conference gets under way.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. - Price Chopper, a 42-store banner of Associated Wholesale Grocers, is reporting tremendous response to its 'KC's Heroes' program to send "comfort items" items to troops from the Kansas City metro area who are serving in Iraq. As Price Chopper matches all donations item for item, the more than two tons of items so far collected translates to over four tons total.