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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. - Supervalu's third-quarter earnings dropped 15 percent because of increased costs, including a strike at its St. Louis stores and the company's exit from its Denver operations.

LIVONIA, Mich. and COLUMBUS, Ohio -- With the launch of "The Lion King" on DVD in retail stores Oct. 7, Kroger Great Lakes Division is partnering with Disney to offer shoppers special savings on the animated film favorite. The promotion kicked off Sept. 21 in Michigan and Ohio Kroger stores.

AKRON, Ohio - Bolognue Management Co., based here, will sell six of its Giant Eagle franchises outright to the Pittsburgh-based food retailer.

NEW YORK - A new survey published in the July issue of Consumer Reports magazine finds that Sears, Roebuck & Co., Costco Wholesale Corp. and Target Corp. scored high with shoppers for merchandise quality and convenience, while Wal-Mart and Kmart fared the worst.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Beginning March 7, shoppers in most Florida and southeast Georgia Winn-Dixie stores can register to participate in a new program that will provide ongoing benefits that include merchandise discounts and other special incentives.

The Sperry & Hutchinson Company, Inc. (S&H) today announced that the S&H greenpoints digital rewards currency can now beearned and used in all 97 Lowes Foods stores throughout North Carolina andVirginia.