Office Depot, LLC

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Following a successful auction on May 9, bankrupt retailer Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. here has reached agreements to sell 21 stores in Florida to 14 purchasers, including Kash N' Karry, Wal-Mart, and Office Depot. The stores are part of a group of 35 locations that the company closed earlier this year.

GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. -- Dollar General Corp. here said on Friday that Gayle Aertker and Paul DiBrito have joined the company's real estate department as s.v.p. of real estate and v.p. of real estate, respectively. DiBrito's background includes stints at both A&P and the Fleming Cos., experience that could come in handy as Dollar General expands its food-heavy Dollar General Market format.

BOISE, Idaho -- While Albertsons' net earnings rose for the second quarter, it still remained below company estimates, leading to a drop in share price of just over 1 percent. But the retailer, which recently put itself up for sale, reaffirmed its guidance for the year, and its determination to keep improving, nonetheless.

Grocers should bone up on what's hot for back-to-school, to exploit key food and nonfoods business during the season's window of opportunity.

LAKELAND, Fla. - Publix Super Markets, Inc. has promoted John Attaway to the position of s.v.p. and general counsel, and John Hrabusa to the position of s.v.p., both effective Jan. 1, 2005.

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. -- David D'Arezzo, Office Depot, Inc.'s former merchandising e.v.p., has resigned from the company to become c.o.o. of Sacramento-based Raley's Supermarkets.

BOISE, Idaho -- Office Depot, Inc., a Delray beach, Fla.-based reseller of office products, and Albertsons today announced a retailing agreement in which Office Depot initially will provide office and school supplies to 18 Albertsons stores in three markets (Chicago, Los Angeles, and Phoenix).

A system to block bad checks before they're cashed in is paying off for a family supermarket chain in Texas.