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  • Rite Aid Moves C.F.O. to New Spot, Adds New C.F.O.

    CHICAGO - Drug store chain Rite Aid Corp. said today that it has assigned c.f.o. Chris Hall to a new job after he proposed a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to his previous employment.

  • Big Bird Robs Kroger Store

    COLUMBUS, Ohio - It's not often that a supermarket robbery garners national press attention, but it's not every day that a supermarket is robbed by a giant chicken.

  • Farmer Jack to Close 13 Southeast Michigan Area Stores

    DETROIT - A&P unit Farmer Jack on Tuesday informed employees that it will close 13 southeast Michigan area stores by mid-February as part of the company's continuing efforts to restore profitability. Last week Farmer Jack announced it will close its two Lansing, Mich. stores.

  • Report: ASDA Makes Last-Ditch Attempt for Some U.K. Safeway Stores

    LONDON - Wal-Mart-owned ASDA allegedly has offered Safeway UK close to 2 billion British pounds ($3.487 billion) for 70 of its stores in light of an anticipated takeover bid by William Morrison, according to a report in The Times of London.

  • Minyard Food Stores Inc. Joins Moneypass Surcharge-Free ATM Network

    IRVING, Texas - Minyard Food Stores Inc. and Genpass Inc., the second largest ATM driver in the U.S., jointly announced today the addition of Minyard's 72 stores to the MoneyPass Surcharge-Free Network.

  • Fresh Brands Launches Search for New CEO

    SHEBOYGAN, Wis. - Fresh Brands Inc. today announced that the company and its chief executive officer, Elwood F. Winn, have agreed to mutually end their relationship to allow Winn to pursue other opportunities. Fresh Brands initiated a national search for a new c.e.o.

  • Starbucks Announces Record 4Q, Fiscal '03 Results

    SEATTLE - Starbucks Corp. announced record revenues and earnings for its fiscal fourth quarter and its 52 weeks ended Sept. 28, 2003.

  • Indiana Local Union, Kroger Extend Contract

    INDIANAPOLIS - Union negotiators and Kroger officialsagreed to an indefinite contract extension late Tuesday, averting a possible strike by 4,000 grocery workers in central Indiana, according to an Associated Press report.
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