Smart & Final

PHILADELPHIA -- Agents from the Internal Revenue Service's Criminal Investigation Division (CID) seized boxes of financial documents from several Cousins grocery stores in the Philadelphia area Friday.

LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. -- Specialty produce supplier Frieda's Inc. made two key changes to its sales and marketing departments, with the promotions of two key staff members.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Spartan Stores, Inc. reported earnings of $5.8 million for its 12-week fourth quarter and fiscal 2005 year ended March 26, 2005, compared to $1.7 million during the year-ago period.

LOS ANGELES -- Smart & Final Inc. yesterday reported sales for its 12-week first quarter ended March 27 of $427.6 million, a rise of $4.1 million, or 1.0 percent, from first quarter 2004 sales of $423.5 million.

LOS ANGELES -- Smart & Final Inc. yesterday reported sales for its 12-week first quarter ended March 27 of $427.6 million, a rise of $4.1 million, or 1.0 percent, from first quarter 2004 sales of $423.5 million.

ATLANTA -- West Coast retailer Smart & Final has successfully implemented the G.O.L.D. suite of retail merchandising solutions from Aldata Solution, Inc., a global provider of integrated merchandise management and supply chain solutions here. The implementation includes Aldata's headquarters operations, warehouse management, and replenishment optimization solutions.

ATLANTA -- West Coast retailer Smart & Final has successfully implemented the G.O.L.D. suite of retail merchandising solutions from Aldata Solution, Inc., a global provider of integrated merchandise management and supply chain solutions here. The implementation includes Aldata's headquarters operations, warehouse management, and replenishment optimization solutions.

LOS ANGELES -- Smart & Final Inc. has extended its existing agreement with grocery wholesaler Unified Western Grocers (UWG) for the latter to supply the chain's stores in the Pacific Northwest and portions of northern California. The agreement between the companies extends the supply arrangement to November 2008, with an additional two-year extension option.