Raley's

New products are jolting coffee and tea sales, not to mention consumers' palates.

Alcoholic beverages can be a supermarket cash cow -- if they are merchandised correctly.

NEW YORK - As the food industry gears up for FMI's Marketechnics Show taking place Feb. 23-25 in Dallas, several supermarkets have announced plans to sign on with technology providers to address business challenges and beef up their competitive advantage.

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Wednesday it would not challenge Kroger Co.'s acquisition of 18 Raley's Corp. supermarkets in Las Vegas.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - LML Payment Systems Inc. announced that its subsidiary LML Payment Systems Corp. has successfully rolled out both electronic check and traditional recovery services to Grocers Supply Co. Inc. and 49 multi-lane grocery stores with 268 locations in the Houston, Texas area.

Americans' fascination with the DVD format is driving new sales and a new realization that video can work for the food channel.

CHANDLER, Arizona - In an unusual venture for a food retailer, Arizona's Bashas' Inc. is partnering with Tucson-based El Charro restaurants to sell ready-to-eat Mexican food at Bashas' and Food City stores throughout the state, the Arizona Daily Star reports.

PHOENIX, Arizona - Southwest Supermarkets, a private company based in Phoenix, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and hopes to sell 23 of its 32 stores to Bashas', The Arizona Republic reported today.