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  • Ahold Names Alvarez New Stop & Shop/Giant-Landover C.E.O.

    AMSTERDAM -- Ahold here said yesterday that its executive board has named Jose Alvarez to the position of president and c.e.o. of the Stop & Shop/Giant-Landover arena. He succeeds Marc Smith, who in February said he planned to retire. Smith will work closely with Alvarez for the next month as he transitions into his new role, the company said.
  • ACNielsen to Act as Preferred Provider for Couche-Tard's U.S. Divisions

    SCHAUMBURG, Ill. -- ACNielsen U.S., an operating unit of ACNielsen, a VNU business, yesterday unveiled an information sharing alliance with convenience store chain Circle K Stores Inc., a subsidiary of Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.
  • Stater Bros. to Build New Full Service Supermarket in Highland

    COLTON, Calif. -- Regional independent Stater Bros. Markets plans to build a new 44,000 sq. ft. "Blue Ribbon" full service supermarket to serve the City of Highland and the surrounding communities.
  • Weis Pegs $91M For Cap Ex Program

    SUNBURY, Pa. -- Weis Markets based here is poised to invest $90.6 million into its capital expenditure program in 2006, to fund new stores and technology projects.
  • 'Lucky' for Grocery Outlet, Judge Denies Albertons' Restraining Order

    BERKELY, Calif. -- A federal Judge of the Ninth circuit court yesterday denied Boise, Idaho-based supermarket chain Albertsons' request for a temporary restraining order against Grocery Outlet's use of the Lucky brand, paving the way for Grocery Outlet's plans to open future stores under the once-popular banner.
  • Kroger Bows First Walk-in Clinic In Memphis

    MEMPHIS -- Kroger officially opened its first Family Medic walk-in medical clinic in this market this morning, in a partnership program with a local entrpreneur that could see more than 10 clinics up and running by the end of the year.
  • Construction Starts On 12th Redner's Quick Shoppe

    READING, Pa. -- The permits have been approved and ground has been broken on the first Schuylkill County Quick Shoppe, operated by Redner's Warehouse Markets based here.
  • Wal-Mart to Deepen Investment in Struggling Communities, Minority Vendors with New Initiative

    CHICAGO -- In a speech yesterday at the Newspaper Association of America's annual convention here, Wal-Mart Stores' c.e.o. Lee Scott unveiled the retailer's latest PR and business initiative, "Wal-Mart Jobs and Opportunity Zones," a nationwide plan to build more than 50 stores in neighborhoods with high crime or unemployment rates, on sites that are environmentally contaminated, or in vacant buildings or malls in need of revitalization, over the next two years.
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