Nonfoods

BETHPAGE, N.Y -- King Kullen here has opened a new energy-efficient supermarket in the Southgate Shopping Center in Massapequa Park, N.Y. on Long Island. Featuring expanded food and specialty selections, the 51,000-square-foot store is the grocer¿s fourth-largest location on Long Island.

LOS ANGELES -- Unified Grocers, Inc. last week agreed to buy certain assets and assume certain liabilities of Associated Grocers, Inc. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

BETHPAGE, N.Y -- King Kullen here has opened a new energy-efficient supermarket in the Southgate Shopping Center in Massapequa Park, N.Y. on Long Island. Featuring expanded food and specialty selections, the 51,000-square-foot store is the grocer¿s fourth-largest location on Long Island.

BETHPAGE, N.Y -- King Kullen here has opened a new energy-efficient supermarket in the Southgate Shopping Center in Massapequa Park, N.Y. on Long Island. Featuring expanded food and specialty selections, the 51,000-square-foot store is the grocer¿s fourth-largest location on Long Island.

MANITOWOC, Wis. -- Lakeside Foods, Inc. based here initiated a voluntary recall of 15,000 cases of 14.5-ounce French Style Green Beans-including store brand labels for Kroger, Schnuck Markets, Supervalu-Albertson's, HEB and other grocers-because some of the products might have been under-processed and some cans may have leaked, and thus raise a risk of botulism.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Wegman Food Markets, Inc. here is reportedly debuting a novel HBC service in its DeWitt location in Fayetteville, N.Y.: An esthetician is joining the store's staff.

MANITOWOC, Wis. -- Lakeside Foods, Inc. based here initiated a voluntary recall of 15,000 cases of 14.5-ounce French Style Green Beans-including store brand labels for Kroger, Schnuck Markets, Supervalu-Albertson's, HEB and other grocers-because some of the products might have been under-processed and some cans may have leaked, and thus raise a risk of botulism.

CHICAGO -- A profound shift in the competitive landscape is creating new growth opportunities for retailers, especially drug stores, once hammered by their supercenter rivals, according to a new report from Information Resources, Inc. (IRI) here.