Denver -- Six King Soopers stores in Denver and Colorado Springs are battlegrounds in Kroger Co.'s attempt to stave off competition from dollar stores and their discount brethren.
MATTHEWS, N.C. - Matthews, N.C.-based Family Dollar Stores Inc. on Wednesday reported higher fiscal fourth-quarter profits, suggesting that the discount format continues to fare well during this troubling economy.
Supermarket operators beware! Dollar stores are selling more food, listing more items at above a buck, and proliferating at the rate of more than 1,000 a year.
ORLANDO, Fla. - Fresh Brands' executive vice president Michael Houser and Wal-Mart's senior vice president of food merchandising John Westling will headline next week's inaugural SAMMY reception here.
