City Market Groceries & Deli

EAGLE, Idaho - Kent Beesley has signed on with the Idaho Potato Commission based here as its retail promotions director for its Western region, which covers covers Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah and Washington.

CINCINNATI - The Kroger Co. said it plans to install consumer demand forecasting technology to improve its ability to forecast inventory for individual stores.

MEXICO CITY, Mexico. -- Mexican upscale grocer City Market this week completed a successful pilot of a self-checkout system installed in March, as part of several in-store innovations the retailer is testing.

MEXICO CITY, Mexico. -- Mexican upscale grocer City Market this week completed a successful pilot of a self-checkout system installed in March, as part of several in-store innovations the retailer is testing.

MEXICO CITY, Mexico. -- Mexican upscale grocer City Market this week completed a successful pilot of a self-checkout system installed in March, as part of several in-store innovations the retailer is testing.

CINCINNATI -- The Kroger Co. here cut the ribbon a 101,000-square-foot Marketplace format store in Dublin, Ohio, which marks the third such unit in the central part of the state. Kroger's other area Marketplace stores, which combine general merchandise with grocery, are located in Clintonville and Columbus.

JACKSONVILLE -- Bankrupt Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. said it is selling 12 supermarkets it operates in the Bahamas -- 9 under the City Markets banner and 3 under the Winn-Dixie banner -- for approximately $50 million. All 12 stores are expected to remain open following completion of the transaction.

CINCINNATI -- Local products are playing a key role in helping the Kroger Co., based here, court customers in its newly opened 65,000-square-foot store in the Brewery District near downtown Columbus, Ohio, according to local reports.