Research & Analysis

AUSTIN, Texas -- Whole Foods Market, announced today it is the first national grocer to have its retail operations designated as "Certified Organic" by Quality Assurance International (QAI), a federally recognized independent third-party certification organization.

WEST BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- Shaw's Supermarkets announces the introduction of a new online shopping service, Shaw's By Request, that provides customers easy access to more than 30,000 products.

WASHINGTON - Wild Oats Markets Inc. has become the first grocery store in the United States to roll out a new type of "green" packaging that looks like plastic but turns into compost after disposal.

MONTVALE, N.J. - A&P reportedly is close to finalizing a deal to sell its flagship Eight O'Clock Coffee brand, The New York Post reports.

Tokyo - British retailer Tesco PLC is launching a cash tender offer to purchase all the issued shares of C Two-Network Co., a Japanese food retailer, reports The Kyodo News Service.

NEW YORK - Marsh Supermarkets Inc. on Monday reported a quarterly loss, reversing a year-ago profit.

NORTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. and LANDOVER, Md. - In a move that it says will expand its product assortment for a variety of items including regional and ethnic food, baby care and beauty products, natural and organic items, pet supplies, and even electronics, Giant Food announced a partnership with neXpansion's "Endless Aisle" technology.

CHICAGO - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Monday said that its June sales remained on track as consumers stocked up on soup and hot chocolate instead of fans and air conditioners, prompted by cooler-than-normal U.S. weather, reports Reuters.