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As the economy weakens, food is proving a key force behind sales growth at Costco, as evidenced by results in the latest quarter that the warehouse club chain discussed during a conference call yesterday.

Regional independent C&K Market, Inc. plans to deploy a suite of Web-based enterprise applications to provide management with on-demand access to company information, regardless of where they are.

PLEASANTON, Calif. - Safeway c.e.o. Steve Burd yesterday clarified what he referred to as misconceptions in the popular business press that his company had a bad fourth quarter.

CINCINNATI -- As part of The Kroger Co.'s Indianapolis-based Central Division's environmental partnership with Fort Wayne's "Grassroots Green" organization, the retailer is selling copies of the "Green Living Guide for Northeast Indiana" in all Northeast Indiana stores, with 100 percent of proceeds going to "Grassroots Green" for their community efforts.

PLEASANTON, Calif. - Safeway c.e.o. Steve Burd yesterday clarified what he referred to as misconceptions in the popular business press that his company had a bad fourth quarter.

MINNEAPOLIS - Supervalu Inc. here offered bullish guidance yesterday on its fiscal 2009 earnings expectations, of $3.06 to $3.22 a share, higher than current analysts' expectations of $3.05 a share. The company also raised its same store sales outlook to a range of 1 percent to 2 percent, bettering the 0.5 percent growth Supervalu expects to report for fiscal year 2008, which just ended.

MINNEAPOLIS - Supervalu Inc. here offered bullish guidance yesterday on its fiscal 2009 earnings expectations, of $3.06 to $3.22 a share, higher than current analysts' expectations of $3.05 a share. The company also raised its same store sales outlook to a range of 1 percent to 2 percent, bettering the 0.5 percent growth Supervalu expects to report for fiscal year 2008, which just ended.

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