Retail

MINNEAPOLIS - Supervalu Inc. will celebrate the opening of its 1,000th Save-A-Lot store on Thursday, April 4, in Waterbury, Conn.

NEW YORK - It's official: Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is the largest company in the nation and the world.

LOS ANGELES - Ralphs supermarkets and Food 4 Less stores have partnered with the Girl Scouts -- Mt. Wilson Vista Council to help "Build Bright Futures" for girls in Los Angeles County's San Gabriel Valley affected by the instability and insecurity of homelessness.

Three major chains plan to save big with centralized perishables buying, but will their fresh departments start to look like clones?

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Progressive Grocer magazine and General Merchandise Distributors Council (GMDC) will honor merchandising excellence in the General Merchandise categories with the second annual Pinnacle Awards.

LONDON - The Coca-Cola Co. is planning to launch a new vanilla-flavored Coke drink, the Financial Times reported on Monday.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. consumer spending grew briskly in February as incomes rose at the fastest pace since December 2000, the government said on Friday, signaling the nascent economic recovery is picking up speed.

TROY, Mich. - Kmart Corp. on Friday reported a $174 million net loss for February, the first full month since the discount retailer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the Associated Press reports.