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A new store is set to open in the fall of 2010 in the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago.

The "Food for the Body, Food for the Mind" initiative follows a similar program in 2007, in which 120,000 books to children in seven C&S communities across the nation.

The nation's capital becomes the latest to mull such a measure.

Affected stores included a Whole Foods, a Pathmark and a Morton Williams.

Wegmans is boosting its presence in the Washington, D.C. area, while Wal-Mart targets Massachusetts.

The 12-week cooking and nutrition initiative aims to teach kids how to cook and make healthier food choices

The retailer hopes that the economic downturn makes the idea more appealing.

The Kroger Co. said Friday that associates who are members of United Food & Commercial Workers Union Local 711 in Las Vegas have ratified a new labor agreement with the grocer's Smith's and Food 4 Less divisions.