Supermarket/Grocery

BENTONVILLE, Ark. - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. told Reuters news service on Friday that it is well-prepared to battle Kroger Co. and other grocery chains on food prices, but it will pinch profit margins.

NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ - Netgrocer, a nationwide online retailer and e-commerce service provider, announced today the promotions of Lisa Kent to CEO and Wayne Marshall to chief operating officer.

VIENNA - Austria today confirmed its first case of mad cow disease, leaving Sweden as the only country in the European Union without a reported case, Reuters reports.

DALLAS - Fleming on Wednesday announced J.R. Campbell will join the company as executive vice president, merchandising and supply. Most recently, Campbell served as president, global sourcing division for Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

WASHINGTON - The obesity epidemic in America may soon overtake tobacco as the leading cause of preventable deaths, Surgeon General David Satcher warned today. He looked to schools, the fast-food industry and communities to eat healthier and exercise more.

NEW YORK - A price war among U.S. supermarkets could be on the horizon after industry leader Kroger Co. recently signaled it is modeling its business on Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Reuters reports.

Wakefield, Mass. - Marks & Spencer has launched a successful rollout of the Marketmax Automation & Optimization (A&O) retail space planning software.

TORONTO - Triversity Inc., a software provider delivering integrated customer-centric solutions for the retail industry, on Tuesday announced Holiday Quality Foods will implement Allegiance 3.0, Triversity's retail CRM (Customer Relationship Management) solution.